Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) in Palestine
Palestine: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) was 69.21 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Palestine, 1990–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in Palestine stood at 69.21 years.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Palestine peaked at 76.66 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 65.17 years, in 2023.
Palestine ranks 161st 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, total (years) (Life World Population) in Palestine, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 67.8 years | — |
| 1991 | 68.22 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 68.48 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 68.76 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 69.33 years | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 69.58 years | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 69.98 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 70.33 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 70.56 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 70.79 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 70.3 years | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 69.75 years | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 70.88 years | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 70.97 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 71.09 years | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 72 years | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 71.83 years | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 72.06 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 72.2 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 72.31 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 73.3 years | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 73.56 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 73.72 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 74.14 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 72.78 years | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 74.58 years | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 74.92 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 75.22 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 75.38 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 75.81 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 75 years | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 73.89 years | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 76.66 years | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 65.17 years | -15.0% |
| 2024 | 69.21 years | +6.2% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 69.21 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.9 years, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 69.21 years is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 76.71 years, 90% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.38 years | 67.8 years | 70.79 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.34 years | 69.75 years | 72.31 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.34 years | 72.78 years | 75.81 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.99 years | 65.17 years | 76.66 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More health data for Palestine
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 284 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.1708 % 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 0.0623 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.0116 % 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 0.0651 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Palestine?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Palestine was 69.21 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 76.66 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.17 years in 2023.
- How does Palestine rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Palestine ranks 161st out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine 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.