What is child mortality rate in Israel?

Child mortality rate in Israel was 0.33 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 rate recorded in Israel?

The highest recorded value was 23.15 deaths per 100 live births in 1922.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Israel?

The lowest recorded value was 0.33 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Israel rank for child mortality rate?

Israel ranks 178th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Israel?

Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. 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 rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate in Israel

Name: Child mortality rate 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 rate was 0.33 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.33 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.9%

World rank

178th

of 200 countries

All-time high

23.15 deaths per 100 live births

in 1922

All-time low

0.33 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

103

1922–2024

Child mortality rate in Israel, 1922–2024

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

Israel recorded 0.33 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 103 years on record.

The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Israel peaked at 23.15 deaths per 100 live births in 1922 and was at its lowest, 0.33 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Israel ranks 178th of 200 countries on this measure, 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
1920s	17.67 deaths per 100 live births	13.12 deaths per 100 live births	23.15 deaths per 100 live births	8
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	3.83 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	0.913 deaths per 100 live births	0.72 deaths per 100 live births	1.15 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.574 deaths per 100 live births	0.47 deaths per 100 live births	0.69 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.401 deaths per 100 live births	0.36 deaths per 100 live births	0.46 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.342 deaths per 100 live births	0.33 deaths per 100 live births	0.35 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Israel

176 Australia 0.36 deaths per 100 live births compare
177 Lithuania 0.34 deaths per 100 live births compare
178 Austria 0.33 deaths per 100 live births compare
180 Portugal 0.32 deaths per 100 live births compare
180 Spain 0.32 deaths per 100 live births compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in Israel?: Child mortality rate in Israel was 0.33 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 rate recorded in Israel?: The highest recorded value was 23.15 deaths per 100 live births in 1922.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Israel?: The lowest recorded value was 0.33 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Israel rank for child mortality rate?: Israel ranks 178th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Israel?: Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. 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 rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate
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: 200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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