Inequality in life expectancy in Palestine
Palestine: Inequality in life expectancy was 0.1818 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in life expectancy in Palestine, 2010–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, inequality in life expectancy in Palestine stood at 0.1818. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 95.6% on the previous year and up 53.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in life expectancy in Palestine peaked at 0.1818 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.093, in 2022.
That places Palestine 56th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Inequality in life expectancy in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.1275 | — |
| 2011 | 0.1257 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1229 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1183 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1316 | +11.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1127 | -14.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1087 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1066 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1051 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1006 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0968 | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0968 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.093 | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1818 | +95.6% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 0.1818 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1989, 91% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 0.1818 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1044, 1.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Inequality in 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 | +95.6% | 0.093 | 0.1818 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.116 | 0.1006 | 0.1316 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1171 | 0.093 | 0.1818 | 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 inequality in life expectancy in Palestine?
- Inequality in life expectancy in Palestine was 0.1818 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in life expectancy recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1818 in 2023.
- What is the lowest inequality in life expectancy recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.093 in 2022.
- How does Palestine rank for inequality in life expectancy?
- Palestine ranks 56th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in life expectancy rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).