Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Palestine
Palestine: Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 was 6.12 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Palestine, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Palestine stood at 6.12. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 36.4% on the previous year and up 76.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Palestine peaked at 6.12 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.3, in 1991.
Palestine ranks 23rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.87 | — |
| 1951 | 2.87 | -0.3% |
| 1952 | 2.86 | -0.3% |
| 1953 | 2.85 | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 2.84 | -0.2% |
| 1955 | 2.84 | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 2.83 | -0.3% |
| 1957 | 2.82 | -0.4% |
| 1958 | 2.81 | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 2.8 | -0.4% |
| 1960 | 2.78 | -0.6% |
| 1961 | 2.76 | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 2.74 | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 2.72 | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 2.7 | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 2.68 | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 2.66 | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 3.77 | +41.6% |
| 1968 | 2.69 | -28.8% |
| 1969 | 2.69 | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 2.69 | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 2.68 | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 2.63 | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 2.46 | -6.7% |
| 1974 | 2.55 | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 2.55 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 2.55 | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 2.56 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 2.56 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 2.55 | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 2.52 | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 2.47 | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 2.45 | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 2.43 | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 2.42 | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 2.41 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 2.42 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 2.43 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 2.46 | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 2.45 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 2.34 | -4.7% |
| 1991 | 2.3 | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 2.33 | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 2.41 | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 2.35 | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 2.39 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 2.35 | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 2.33 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 2.35 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 2.36 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 2.64 | +12.2% |
| 2001 | 3.03 | +14.7% |
| 2002 | 2.74 | -9.6% |
| 2003 | 2.94 | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 3.05 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 2.83 | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 3.04 | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 3.09 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 2.99 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 3.03 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 3.02 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 3.18 | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 3.37 | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 3.47 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 3.9 | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 3.7 | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 3.73 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 3.75 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 3.88 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 4.04 | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 4.63 | +14.7% |
| 2021 | 4.4 | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 4.48 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 6.12 | +36.4% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 6.12 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.32, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 6.12 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.93, 2.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Palestine changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +41.6% | 2.66 | 3.77 |
| 2023 | +36.4% | 4.48 | 6.12 |
| 1968 | -28.8% | 3.77 | 2.69 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.84 | 2.8 | 2.87 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.82 | 2.66 | 3.77 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.58 | 2.46 | 2.69 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.45 | 2.41 | 2.52 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.35 | 2.3 | 2.41 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.94 | 2.64 | 3.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6 | 3.02 | 4.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.91 | 4.4 | 6.12 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More health data for Palestine
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 284 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.1708 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0623 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.0116 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0651 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Palestine?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Palestine was 6.12 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 6.12 in 2023.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3 in 1991.
- How does Palestine rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45?
- Palestine ranks 23rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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