Life expectancy at birth, total in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Life expectancy at birth, total was 69.21 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Palestine, State of, 1990–2024
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
| 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
| 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 |
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More health data for Palestine, State of
- 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 774.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 284 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 2.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0073 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0059 units per person (2025)
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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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.