Life expectancy at birth, male in Israel
Israel: Life expectancy at birth, male was 81.1 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in Israel, 1961–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Israel recorded 81.1 years for life expectancy at birth, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Israel peaked at 81.1 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 69.19 years, in 1969.
That places Israel 20th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, male in Israel, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 70.47 years | — |
| 1962 | 70.6 years | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 70.91 years | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 69.9 years | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 69.32 years | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 69.19 years | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 69.55 years | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 70.08 years | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 70.2 years | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 70.23 years | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 70.13 years | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 70.25 years | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 71.2 years | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 71.3 years | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 71.5 years | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 71.8 years | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 72.1 years | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 72.7 years | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 72.5 years | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 72.8 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 73.1 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 73.5 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 73.2 years | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 73.6 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 73.9 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 74.6 years | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 74.9 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 75.1 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 74.7 years | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 75.3 years | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 75.5 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 75.5 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 76.3 years | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 76 years | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 76.1 years | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 77 years | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 77.1 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 77.7 years | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 77.5 years | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 77.6 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 78 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 78.2 years | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 78.7 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 78.7 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 79 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 79.6 years | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 79.7 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 79.9 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 79.9 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 80.3 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 80.3 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 80.1 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 80.7 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 80.6 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 80.9 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 81 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 80.6 years | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 80.5 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 80.7 years | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 81 years | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 81.1 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.06 years | 69.19 years | 70.91 years | 6 |
| 1970s | 70.62 years | 69.55 years | 71.8 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.2 years | 72.1 years | 74.6 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.64 years | 74.7 years | 77 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.21 years | 77.1 years | 79.6 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.34 years | 79.7 years | 81 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.78 years | 80.5 years | 81.1 years | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6956 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 665.9 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 119 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.2922 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1323 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.3071 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1394 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Israel?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Israel was 81.1 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 81.1 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.19 years in 1969.
- How does Israel rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Israel ranks 20th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.