Difference in male and female life expectancy in Palestine
Palestine: Difference in male and female life expectancy was 11.99 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Difference in male and female life expectancy in Palestine, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 11.99 for difference in male and female life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 152.6% on the previous year and up 221.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in male and female life expectancy in Palestine peaked at 11.99 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.59, in 1997.
That places Palestine 2nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Difference in male and female life expectancy in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.02 | — |
| 1951 | 4.01 | -0.2% |
| 1952 | 4 | -0.3% |
| 1953 | 3.99 | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 3.99 | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 3.98 | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 3.97 | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 3.95 | -0.5% |
| 1958 | 3.93 | -0.5% |
| 1959 | 3.9 | -0.6% |
| 1960 | 3.86 | -1.2% |
| 1961 | 3.8 | -1.6% |
| 1962 | 3.76 | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 3.75 | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 3.74 | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 3.71 | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 3.71 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 8.59 | +131.3% |
| 1968 | 3.8 | -55.8% |
| 1969 | 3.81 | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 3.8 | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 3.78 | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 3.68 | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 3.02 | -18.1% |
| 1974 | 3.56 | +17.8% |
| 1975 | 3.54 | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 3.55 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 3.55 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 3.56 | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 3.54 | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 3.48 | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 3.39 | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 3.34 | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 3.29 | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 3.25 | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 3.24 | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 3.24 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 3.25 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 3.41 | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 3.42 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 2.93 | -14.4% |
| 1991 | 2.79 | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 2.92 | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 3.14 | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 2.78 | -11.6% |
| 1995 | 2.91 | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 2.71 | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 2.59 | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 2.61 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 2.61 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 3.86 | +47.5% |
| 2001 | 5.3 | +37.5% |
| 2002 | 3.67 | -30.8% |
| 2003 | 4.25 | +15.7% |
| 2004 | 4.53 | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 3.41 | -24.7% |
| 2006 | 4.18 | +22.5% |
| 2007 | 4.21 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 3.69 | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 3.76 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 3.33 | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 3.51 | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 3.79 | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 3.74 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 5.31 | +42.1% |
| 2015 | 4 | -24.6% |
| 2016 | 3.99 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 3.99 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 4.21 | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 4.31 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 4.88 | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 4.8 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 4.75 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 11.99 | +152.6% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 11.99 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.19, 2.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 11.99 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.85, 3.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in male and female life expectancy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +152.6% | 4.75 | 11.99 |
| 1967 | +131.3% | 3.71 | 8.59 |
| 1968 | -55.8% | 8.59 | 3.8 |
| 2000 | +47.5% | 2.61 | 3.86 |
| 2014 | +42.1% | 3.74 | 5.31 |
| 2001 | +37.5% | 3.86 | 5.3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.97 | 3.9 | 4.02 | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.25 | 3.71 | 8.59 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.56 | 3.02 | 3.8 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.33 | 3.24 | 3.48 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.8 | 2.59 | 3.14 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.08 | 3.41 | 5.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.02 | 3.33 | 5.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.61 | 4.75 | 11.99 | 4 |
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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 male and female life expectancy in Palestine?
- Difference in male and female life expectancy in Palestine was 11.99 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 11.99 in 2023.
- What is the lowest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.59 in 1997.
- How does Palestine rank for difference in male and female life expectancy?
- Palestine ranks 2nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in male and female life expectancy rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 221.1%. 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 male and female life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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