What is infant mortality rate in Israel?

Infant mortality rate in Israel was 0.2659 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Israel?

The highest recorded value was 5.18 deaths per 100 live births in 1952.

What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Israel?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2659 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Israel rank for infant mortality rate?

Israel ranks 179th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Israel?

Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Israel data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Infant mortality rate in Israel

Name: Infant mortality rate in Israel
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Israel: Infant mortality rate was 0.2659 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.2659 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 1.4%

World rank

179th

of 199 countries

All-time high

5.18 deaths per 100 live births

in 1952

All-time low

0.2659 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1952–2024

Infant mortality rate in Israel, 1952–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Israel recorded 0.2659 deaths per 100 live births for infant mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 73 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Israel peaked at 5.18 deaths per 100 live births in 1952 and was at its lowest, 0.2659 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Israel ranks 179th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	4.61 deaths per 100 live births	4.02 deaths per 100 live births	5.18 deaths per 100 live births	8
1960s	3.17 deaths per 100 live births	2.62 deaths per 100 live births	3.84 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	2.13 deaths per 100 live births	1.64 deaths per 100 live births	2.54 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	1.26 deaths per 100 live births	1.01 deaths per 100 live births	1.55 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	0.7539 deaths per 100 live births	0.5831 deaths per 100 live births	0.9623 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.4634 deaths per 100 live births	0.3801 deaths per 100 live births	0.5588 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.322 deaths per 100 live births	0.2861 deaths per 100 live births	0.3668 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.2731 deaths per 100 live births	0.2659 deaths per 100 live births	0.2808 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Israel

176 Lithuania 0.2831 deaths per 100 live births compare
177 Austria 0.2801 deaths per 100 live births compare
178 Portugal 0.2669 deaths per 100 live births compare
180 Spain 0.2621 deaths per 100 live births compare
181 North Macedonia 0.2457 deaths per 100 live births compare
182 Andorra 0.2419 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Israel

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)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 3 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 3 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 69,811 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 66,864 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 71,276 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 68,275 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 72,239 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 69,500 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is infant mortality rate in Israel?: Infant mortality rate in Israel was 0.2659 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Israel?: The highest recorded value was 5.18 deaths per 100 live births in 1952.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Israel?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2659 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Israel rank for infant mortality rate?: Israel ranks 179th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Israel?: Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Israel data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Infant mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .