Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Israel
Israel: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 was 3.35 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.35 years
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
162nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
3.71 years
in 2020
All-time low
1.21 years
in 1962
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Israel, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Israel recorded 3.35 years for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in 2023.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Israel peaked at 3.71 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.21 years, in 1962.
Israel ranks 162nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Israel, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.23 years | — |
| 1951 | 2.31 years | +3.6% |
| 1952 | 2.14 years | -7.4% |
| 1953 | 2.58 years | +20.5% |
| 1954 | 1.73 years | -33.1% |
| 1955 | 2.19 years | +27.0% |
| 1956 | 1.72 years | -21.5% |
| 1957 | 2.23 years | +29.6% |
| 1958 | 1.73 years | -22.8% |
| 1959 | 1.83 years | +6.2% |
| 1960 | 1.76 years | -3.8% |
| 1961 | 2.42 years | +37.4% |
| 1962 | 1.21 years | -50.1% |
| 1963 | 1.51 years | +25.5% |
| 1964 | 1.83 years | +20.9% |
| 1965 | 2.51 years | +37.0% |
| 1966 | 2.49 years | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 2.31 years | -7.2% |
| 1968 | 2.22 years | -3.8% |
| 1969 | 2.4 years | +7.8% |
| 1970 | 2.3 years | -3.9% |
| 1971 | 2.5 years | +8.6% |
| 1972 | 2.44 years | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 2.69 years | +10.4% |
| 1974 | 2.4 years | -11.0% |
| 1975 | 2.67 years | +11.6% |
| 1976 | 3.14 years | +17.3% |
| 1977 | 2.73 years | -13.1% |
| 1978 | 3.01 years | +10.4% |
| 1979 | 3.17 years | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 3.06 years | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 2.88 years | -5.7% |
| 1982 | 3.47 years | +20.4% |
| 1983 | 3.03 years | -12.6% |
| 1984 | 3.23 years | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 2.9 years | -10.2% |
| 1986 | 3.13 years | +8.1% |
| 1987 | 3.08 years | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 3.19 years | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 3.11 years | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 3.04 years | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 3.07 years | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 3.27 years | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 3.18 years | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 3.16 years | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 3.07 years | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 3.08 years | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 3.2 years | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 3.37 years | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 3.1 years | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 3.24 years | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 3.39 years | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 3.11 years | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 3.38 years | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 3.4 years | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 3.23 years | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 3.16 years | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 3.07 years | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 3.07 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 3.15 years | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 3.2 years | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 3.08 years | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 3.15 years | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 2.94 years | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 3.16 years | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 3.48 years | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 3.06 years | -12.1% |
| 2017 | 3.53 years | +15.2% |
| 2018 | 3.35 years | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 3.2 years | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 3.71 years | +15.8% |
| 2021 | 3.53 years | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 3.44 years | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 3.35 years | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.07 years | 1.72 years | 2.58 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.07 years | 1.21 years | 2.51 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.71 years | 2.3 years | 3.17 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.11 years | 2.88 years | 3.47 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.15 years | 3.04 years | 3.37 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.22 years | 3.07 years | 3.4 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.21 years | 2.94 years | 3.53 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.51 years | 3.35 years | 3.71 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 159 Switzerland 3.44 years compare
- 160 Ethiopia 3.41 years compare
- 161 Tajikistan 3.36 years compare
- 163 New Caledonia 3.35 years compare
- 164 Angola 3.33 years compare
- 165 Pakistan 3.32 years compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6956 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 0.8642 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0171 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 0.9197 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0181 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Israel?
- Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Israel was 3.35 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 3.71 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.21 years in 1962.
- How does Israel rank for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Israel ranks 162nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.