Life expectancy at birth, total in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Life expectancy at birth, total was 69.21 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
69.21 years
Change on year
up 6.2%
World rank
161st
of 218 countries
All-time high
76.66 years
in 2022
All-time low
65.17 years
in 2023
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

0204060801990200720241990: 67.8 years1991: 68.2 years1992: 68.5 years1993: 68.8 years1994: 69.3 years1995: 69.6 years1996: 70 years1997: 70.3 years1998: 70.6 years1999: 70.8 years2000: 70.3 years2001: 69.8 years2002: 70.9 years2003: 71 years2004: 71.1 years2005: 72 years2006: 71.8 years2007: 72.1 years2008: 72.2 years2009: 72.3 years2010: 73.3 years2011: 73.6 years2012: 73.7 years2013: 74.1 years2014: 72.8 years2015: 74.6 years2016: 74.9 years2017: 75.2 years2018: 75.4 years2019: 75.8 years2020: 75 years2021: 73.9 years2022: 76.7 years2023: 65.2 years2024: 69.2 years

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

Analysis

In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in Palestine, State of 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, State of peaked at 76.66 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 65.17 years, in 2023.

Palestine, State of 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 in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Life expectancy at birth, total (years) in Palestine, State of, 1990 to 2024.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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, State of

  1. 158 Palau 69.38 years compare
  2. 159 Botswana 69.29 years compare
  3. 160 Lao People's Democratic Republic 69.22 years compare
  4. 162 Senegal 68.92 years compare
  5. 163 Eritrea 68.89 years compare
  6. 164 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 68.74 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, total in Palestine, State of?
Life expectancy at birth, total in Palestine, State of 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, State of?
The highest recorded value was 76.66 years in 2022.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 65.17 years in 2023.
How does Palestine, State of rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
Palestine, State of ranks 161st out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. 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), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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.