Sex gap in life expectancy in Israel
Israel: Sex gap in life expectancy was 4.41 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4.41 years
Change on year
up 12.1%
World rank
151st
of 236 countries
All-time high
4.41 years
in 2023
All-time low
2.07 years
in 1962
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy 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
The most recent figure for sex gap in life expectancy in Israel is 4.41 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.1% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Israel peaked at 4.41 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.07 years, in 1962.
Israel ranks 151st 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 in Israel, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.12 years | — |
| 1951 | 3.45 years | +10.6% |
| 1952 | 3.46 years | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 3.43 years | -1.0% |
| 1954 | 2.42 years | -29.3% |
| 1955 | 2.54 years | +4.9% |
| 1956 | 2.99 years | +17.6% |
| 1957 | 3.25 years | +8.8% |
| 1958 | 2.26 years | -30.5% |
| 1959 | 2.3 years | +1.8% |
| 1960 | 2.36 years | +2.6% |
| 1961 | 3.21 years | +35.7% |
| 1962 | 2.07 years | -35.4% |
| 1963 | 2.18 years | +5.1% |
| 1964 | 2.43 years | +11.7% |
| 1965 | 3.55 years | +46.2% |
| 1966 | 3.15 years | -11.2% |
| 1967 | 3.39 years | +7.4% |
| 1968 | 3.99 years | +17.7% |
| 1969 | 4.15 years | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 3.86 years | -6.9% |
| 1971 | 3.91 years | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 3.41 years | -12.7% |
| 1973 | 3.67 years | +7.6% |
| 1974 | 3.77 years | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 4.12 years | +9.3% |
| 1976 | 4.18 years | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 3.75 years | -10.1% |
| 1978 | 4 years | +6.6% |
| 1979 | 4.04 years | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 4.16 years | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 3.71 years | -10.7% |
| 1982 | 4.34 years | +17.0% |
| 1983 | 3.86 years | -11.0% |
| 1984 | 3.9 years | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 3.66 years | -6.1% |
| 1986 | 3.78 years | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 3.98 years | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 3.98 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 3.72 years | -6.7% |
| 1990 | 3.64 years | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 3.69 years | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 3.93 years | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 3.98 years | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 3.94 years | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 3.88 years | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 3.88 years | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 4.14 years | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 4.34 years | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 3.88 years | -10.5% |
| 2000 | 4.26 years | +9.9% |
| 2001 | 4.35 years | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 4.09 years | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 4.19 years | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 4.21 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 3.95 years | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 3.86 years | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 3.71 years | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 3.88 years | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 3.74 years | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 3.86 years | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 3.57 years | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 3.61 years | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 3.44 years | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 3.68 years | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 4 years | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 3.5 years | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 3.95 years | +12.9% |
| 2018 | 3.85 years | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 3.73 years | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 4.17 years | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 4.11 years | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 3.93 years | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 4.41 years | +12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.92 years | 2.26 years | 3.46 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.05 years | 2.07 years | 4.15 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.87 years | 3.41 years | 4.18 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.91 years | 3.66 years | 4.34 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.93 years | 3.64 years | 4.34 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.02 years | 3.71 years | 4.35 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.72 years | 3.44 years | 4 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.15 years | 3.93 years | 4.41 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 148 Morocco 4.43 years compare
- 149 Macau, China 4.42 years compare
- 150 Cameroon 4.42 years compare
- 152 Canada 4.4 years compare
- 153 Tajikistan 4.4 years compare
- 154 Marshall Islands 4.4 years compare
More health data for Israel
- 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 in Israel?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Israel was 4.41 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 recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 4.41 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.07 years in 1962.
- How does Israel rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Israel ranks 151st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.