Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Israel
Israel: Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference was -4.3 Years in 2024. ▼ Falling
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Israel, 1971–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Israel stood at -4.3 Years.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Israel peaked at -2.7 Years in 1972 and was at its lowest, -4.5 Years, in 2023.
That places Israel 13th out of 41 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Israel, year by year
| Year | Years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -3.3 Years | — |
| 1972 | -2.7 Years | -18.2% |
| 1973 | -3 Years | +11.1% |
| 1974 | -3.2 Years | +6.7% |
| 1975 | -3.6 Years | +12.5% |
| 1976 | -3.6 Years | -0.0% |
| 1977 | -3.4 Years | -5.6% |
| 1978 | -3.5 Years | +2.9% |
| 1979 | -3.5 Years | -0.0% |
| 1980 | -3.6 Years | +2.9% |
| 1981 | -3.2 Years | -11.1% |
| 1982 | -3.3 Years | +3.1% |
| 1983 | -3.4 Years | +3.0% |
| 1984 | -3.5 Years | +2.9% |
| 1985 | -3.5 Years | -0.0% |
| 1986 | -3.6 Years | +2.9% |
| 1987 | -3.4 Years | -5.6% |
| 1988 | -3.6 Years | +5.9% |
| 1989 | -3.5 Years | -2.8% |
| 1990 | -3.5 Years | -0.0% |
| 1991 | -3.4 Years | -2.9% |
| 1992 | -3.7 Years | +8.8% |
| 1993 | -3.8 Years | +2.7% |
| 1994 | -3.9 Years | +2.6% |
| 1995 | -4 Years | +2.6% |
| 1996 | -3.7 Years | -7.5% |
| 1997 | -4.1 Years | +10.8% |
| 1998 | -4.2 Years | +2.4% |
| 1999 | -3.8 Years | -9.5% |
| 2000 | -4.2 Years | +10.5% |
| 2001 | -3.9 Years | -7.1% |
| 2002 | -4 Years | +2.6% |
| 2003 | -4.2 Years | +5.0% |
| 2004 | -4.4 Years | +4.8% |
| 2005 | -4 Years | -9.1% |
| 2006 | -3.8 Years | -5.0% |
| 2007 | -3.7 Years | -2.6% |
| 2008 | -4 Years | +8.1% |
| 2009 | -3.7 Years | -7.5% |
| 2010 | -3.9 Years | +5.4% |
| 2011 | -3.6 Years | -7.7% |
| 2012 | -3.7 Years | +2.8% |
| 2013 | -3.6 Years | -2.7% |
| 2014 | -3.8 Years | +5.6% |
| 2015 | -4 Years | +5.3% |
| 2016 | -3.5 Years | -12.5% |
| 2017 | -4 Years | +14.3% |
| 2018 | -3.9 Years | -2.5% |
| 2019 | -3.7 Years | -5.1% |
| 2020 | -4.1 Years | +10.8% |
| 2021 | -4.1 Years | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -4.1 Years | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -4.5 Years | +9.8% |
| 2024 | -4.3 Years | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -3.31 Years | -3.6 Years | -2.7 Years | 9 |
| 1980s | -3.46 Years | -3.6 Years | -3.2 Years | 10 |
| 1990s | -3.81 Years | -4.2 Years | -3.4 Years | 10 |
| 2000s | -3.99 Years | -4.4 Years | -3.7 Years | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.77 Years | -4 Years | -3.5 Years | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.22 Years | -4.5 Years | -4.1 Years | 5 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 665.9 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 119 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1269 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5019 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Israel?
- Life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Israel was -4.3 Years in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was -2.7 Years in 1972.
- What is the lowest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.5 Years in 2023.
- How does Israel rank for life expectancy — life expectancy difference?
- Israel ranks 13th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy — life expectancy difference rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (male-female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents data on life expectancy at birth, and at ages 40, 60, 65 and 80 years old. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.