Life expectancy at birth, total in Israel
Israel: Life expectancy at birth, total was 83.2 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
83.2 years
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
17th
of 218 countries
All-time high
83.2 years
in 2024
All-time low
70.97 years
in 1969
Years of data
61
1961–2024
Life expectancy at birth, total in Israel, 1961–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in Israel stood at 83.2 years. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Israel peaked at 83.2 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 70.97 years, in 1969.
Israel ranks 17th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, total in Israel, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 72.01 years | — |
| 1962 | 72.11 years | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 72.29 years | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 71.51 years | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 71.06 years | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 70.97 years | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 71.21 years | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 71.72 years | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 71.08 years | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 71.69 years | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 71.66 years | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 72.05 years | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 72.96 years | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 72.96 years | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 73.21 years | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 73.51 years | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 73.88 years | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 74.26 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 74.11 years | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 74.46 years | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 74.81 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 75.21 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 74.96 years | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 75.26 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 74.44 years | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 76.31 years | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 76.61 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 76.76 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 76.5 years | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 77.15 years | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 77.4 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 77.45 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 78.1 years | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 78 years | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 78.15 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 78.66 years | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 78.95 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 79.41 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 79.45 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 79.65 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 80.15 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 80.15 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 80.55 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 80.5 years | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 80.95 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 81.4 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 81.6 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 81.66 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 81.7 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 82.06 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 82.15 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 82.05 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 82.41 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 82.55 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 82.8 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 82.8 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 82.65 years | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 82.5 years | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 82.7 years | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 83.2 years | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 83.2 years | +0.0% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 83.2 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.36 years, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Israel's 83.2 years is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 76.71 years, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.66 years | 70.97 years | 72.29 years | 6 |
| 1970s | 72.2 years | 71.08 years | 73.51 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.77 years | 73.88 years | 76.31 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.48 years | 76.5 years | 78.66 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.12 years | 78.95 years | 81.4 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.18 years | 81.6 years | 82.8 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.85 years | 82.5 years | 83.2 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 14 South Korea 83.63 years compare
- 15 Singapore 83.35 years compare
- 16 Macao 83.33 years compare
- 18 Luxembourg 83.2 years compare
- 19 Norway 83.16 years compare
- 20 Faroe Islands 83.08 years compare
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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Israel?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Israel was 83.2 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 83.2 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.97 years in 1969.
- How does Israel rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Israel ranks 17th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total 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 World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (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.