What is child mortality in Israel?

Child mortality in Israel was 0.334 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality recorded in Israel?

The highest recorded value was 44.8 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.

What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Israel?

The lowest recorded value was 0.334 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Israel rank for child mortality?

Israel ranks 180th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rising or falling in Israel?

Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Israel data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality in Israel

Name: Child mortality in Israel
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Israel: Child mortality was 0.334 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.334 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 1.3%

World rank

180th

of 203 countries

All-time high

44.8 deaths per 100 live births

in 1800

All-time low

0.334 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

225

1800–2024

Child mortality in Israel, 1800–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for child mortality in Israel is 0.334 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 225 years on record.

The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality in Israel peaked at 44.8 deaths per 100 live births in 1800 and was at its lowest, 0.334 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Israel 180th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1800s	44.8 deaths per 100 live births	44.79 deaths per 100 live births	44.8 deaths per 100 live births	10
1810s	44.79 deaths per 100 live births	44.78 deaths per 100 live births	44.79 deaths per 100 live births	10
1820s	44.78 deaths per 100 live births	44.77 deaths per 100 live births	44.78 deaths per 100 live births	10
1830s	44.77 deaths per 100 live births	44.76 deaths per 100 live births	44.77 deaths per 100 live births	10
1840s	44.76 deaths per 100 live births	44.75 deaths per 100 live births	44.76 deaths per 100 live births	10
1850s	44.75 deaths per 100 live births	44.74 deaths per 100 live births	44.75 deaths per 100 live births	10
1860s	44.74 deaths per 100 live births	44.73 deaths per 100 live births	44.74 deaths per 100 live births	10
1870s	44.73 deaths per 100 live births	44.72 deaths per 100 live births	44.73 deaths per 100 live births	10
1880s	44.72 deaths per 100 live births	44.71 deaths per 100 live births	44.72 deaths per 100 live births	10
1890s	44.71 deaths per 100 live births	44.7 deaths per 100 live births	44.71 deaths per 100 live births	10
1900s	39.22 deaths per 100 live births	34.15 deaths per 100 live births	44.7 deaths per 100 live births	10
1910s	29.08 deaths per 100 live births	25.32 deaths per 100 live births	33.14 deaths per 100 live births	10
1920s	18.97 deaths per 100 live births	13.12 deaths per 100 live births	24.57 deaths per 100 live births	10
1930s	9.73 deaths per 100 live births	7.19 deaths per 100 live births	12.41 deaths per 100 live births	10
1940s	5.72 deaths per 100 live births	3.73 deaths per 100 live births	7.97 deaths per 100 live births	10
1950s	5.78 deaths per 100 live births	4.95 deaths per 100 live births	6.65 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	3.82 deaths per 100 live births	3.11 deaths per 100 live births	4.71 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	2.5 deaths per 100 live births	1.93 deaths per 100 live births	3 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	1.49 deaths per 100 live births	1.2 deaths per 100 live births	1.82 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	0.9147 deaths per 100 live births	0.7169 deaths per 100 live births	1.15 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.5741 deaths per 100 live births	0.4727 deaths per 100 live births	0.6885 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.4012 deaths per 100 live births	0.3576 deaths per 100 live births	0.4562 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.3425 deaths per 100 live births	0.334 deaths per 100 live births	0.3514 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Israel

177 Hungary 0.3707 deaths per 100 live births compare
178 Australia 0.3607 deaths per 100 live births compare
179 Lithuania 0.3377 deaths per 100 live births compare
181 Austria 0.3322 deaths per 100 live births compare
182 Portugal 0.3228 deaths per 100 live births compare
183 Spain 0.3193 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 203 places →

More health data for Israel

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 665.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 119 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 3 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 3 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 69,811 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 66,864 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 71,276 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 68,275 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 72,239 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 69,500 (2025)

All data for Israel →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality in Israel?: Child mortality in Israel was 0.334 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality recorded in Israel?: The highest recorded value was 44.8 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.
What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Israel?: The lowest recorded value was 0.334 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Israel rank for child mortality?: Israel ranks 180th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rising or falling in Israel?: Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Israel data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.