Inequality in life expectancy in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Inequality in life expectancy was 0.1818 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in life expectancy in Palestine, State of, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, inequality in life expectancy in Palestine, State of 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, State of peaked at 0.1818 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.093, in 2022.
That places Palestine, State of 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, State of, 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.116 | 0.1006 | 0.1316 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1171 | 0.093 | 0.1818 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in life expectancy in Palestine, State of?
- Inequality in life expectancy in Palestine, State of was 0.1818 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in life expectancy recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1818 in 2023.
- What is the lowest inequality in life expectancy recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.093 in 2022.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for inequality in life expectancy?
- Palestine, State of ranks 56th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in life expectancy rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.