Life expectancy at birth oecd in Israel
Israel: Life expectancy at birth oecd was 82.9 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
82.9
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
9th
of 49 countries
All-time high
82.9
in 2018
All-time low
71.5
in 1972
Years of data
52
1971–2022
Life expectancy at birth oecd in Israel, 1971–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth oecd in Israel is 82.9, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth oecd in Israel peaked at 82.9 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 71.5, in 1972.
That places Israel 9th out of 49 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth oecd in Israel, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 71.8 | — |
| 1972 | 71.5 | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 71.7 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 71.7 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 72.1 | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 73 | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 73.3 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 73.6 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 73.9 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 74.3 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 74.2 | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 74.5 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 75 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 75.4 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 75.1 | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 75.4 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 75.6 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 76.2 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 76.7 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 76.8 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 76.6 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 77.2 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 77.4 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 77.4 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 78.1 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 78.1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 78.2 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 78.5 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 78.8 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 79.3 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 79.6 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 79.8 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 80.3 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 80.3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 80.7 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 80.7 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 81.1 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 81.5 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 81.7 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 81.8 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 81.8 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 82.1 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 82.2 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 82.2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 82.5 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 82.7 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 82.9 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 82.9 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 82.7 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 82.6 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 82.9 | +0.4% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 82.9 is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.4, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 72.41 | 71.5 | 73.6 | 9 |
| 1980s | 74.96 | 73.9 | 76.2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.5 | 76.6 | 78.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.21 | 78.8 | 81.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.28 | 81.7 | 82.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.73 | 82.6 | 82.9 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More health data for Israel
- 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 119 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2022)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3823 % 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 0.0445 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3508 % 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 0.0469 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth oecd in Israel?
- Life expectancy at birth oecd in Israel was 82.9 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth oecd recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 82.9 in 2018.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth oecd recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.5 in 1972.
- How does Israel rank for life expectancy at birth oecd?
- Israel ranks 9th out of 49 countries with data for 2022.
- Is life expectancy at birth oecd rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth oecd. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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