Life expectancy at birth, female in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Life expectancy at birth, female was 74.25 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
74.25 years
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
140th
of 218 countries
All-time high
79.14 years
in 2022
All-time low
69.4 years
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Life expectancy at birth, female in Palestine, State of, 1990–2024

0204060801990200720241990: 69.4 years1991: 69.7 years1992: 70.1 years1993: 70.5 years1994: 70.9 years1995: 71.2 years1996: 71.5 years1997: 71.8 years1998: 72 years1999: 72.2 years2000: 72.4 years2001: 72.6 years2002: 72.9 years2003: 73.3 years2004: 73.5 years2005: 73.9 years2006: 74.1 years2007: 74.3 years2008: 74.2 years2009: 74.3 years2010: 75.1 years2011: 75.5 years2012: 75.8 years2013: 76.2 years2014: 75.6 years2015: 76.7 years2016: 77.1 years2017: 77.3 years2018: 77.6 years2019: 78.1 years2020: 77.6 years2021: 76.4 years2022: 79.1 years2023: 71.5 years2024: 74.3 years

Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.

Analysis

Palestine, State of recorded 74.25 years for life expectancy at birth, female in 2024.

That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Palestine, State of peaked at 79.14 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 69.4 years, in 1990.

Palestine, State of ranks 140th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Life expectancy at birth, female in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Life expectancy at birth, female (years) in Palestine, State of, 1990 to 2024.
Year years Change
1990 69.4 years
1991 69.75 years +0.5%
1992 70.07 years +0.5%
1993 70.47 years +0.6%
1994 70.86 years +0.5%
1995 71.18 years +0.5%
1996 71.47 years +0.4%
1997 71.76 years +0.4%
1998 72 years +0.3%
1999 72.23 years +0.3%
2000 72.38 years +0.2%
2001 72.58 years +0.3%
2002 72.88 years +0.4%
2003 73.27 years +0.5%
2004 73.54 years +0.4%
2005 73.87 years +0.5%
2006 74.08 years +0.3%
2007 74.33 years +0.3%
2008 74.19 years -0.2%
2009 74.32 years +0.2%
2010 75.1 years +1.0%
2011 75.46 years +0.5%
2012 75.77 years +0.4%
2013 76.17 years +0.5%
2014 75.61 years -0.7%
2015 76.73 years +1.5%
2016 77.05 years +0.4%
2017 77.34 years +0.4%
2018 77.61 years +0.3%
2019 78.09 years +0.6%
2020 77.6 years -0.6%
2021 76.44 years -1.5%
2022 79.14 years +3.5%
2023 71.5 years -9.7%
2024 74.25 years +3.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 70.92 years 69.4 years 72.23 years 10
2000s 73.54 years 72.38 years 74.33 years 10
2010s 76.49 years 75.1 years 78.09 years 10
2020s 75.79 years 71.5 years 79.14 years 5

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 137 Syrian Arab Republic 74.92 years compare
  2. 138 Dominica 74.72 years compare
  3. 139 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 74.48 years compare
  4. 141 Iraq 74.18 years compare
  5. 142 Jamaica 74.15 years compare
  6. 143 Tajikistan 74.14 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, female in Palestine, State of?
Life expectancy at birth, female in Palestine, State of was 74.25 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 79.14 years in 2022.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 69.4 years in 1990.
How does Palestine, State of rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
Palestine, State of ranks 140th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,256 data points, 1960–2024
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Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.