Life expectancy in Palestine
Palestine: Life expectancy was 65.17 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
65.17 years
Change on year
down 15.0%
World rank
208th
of 236 countries
All-time high
76.66 years
in 2022
All-time low
45.75 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy in Palestine, 1950–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy in Palestine stood at 65.17 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.0% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Palestine peaked at 76.66 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 45.75 years, in 1950.
That places Palestine 208th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy in Palestine, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 45.75 years | — |
| 1951 | 46.03 years | +0.6% |
| 1952 | 46.3 years | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 46.58 years | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 46.89 years | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 47.21 years | +0.7% |
| 1956 | 47.57 years | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 47.96 years | +0.8% |
| 1958 | 48.37 years | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 48.81 years | +0.9% |
| 1960 | 49.3 years | +1.0% |
| 1961 | 49.82 years | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 50.37 years | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 50.96 years | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 51.55 years | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 52.17 years | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 52.8 years | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 50.94 years | -3.5% |
| 1968 | 54.09 years | +6.2% |
| 1969 | 54.73 years | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 55.36 years | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 56 years | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 56.67 years | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 57.62 years | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 57.95 years | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 58.66 years | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 59.39 years | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 60.08 years | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 60.77 years | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 61.5 years | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 62.19 years | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 62.84 years | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 63.47 years | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 64.13 years | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 64.73 years | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 65.26 years | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 65.74 years | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 66.29 years | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 66.71 years | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 67.14 years | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 67.8 years | +1.0% |
| 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.15 years | 45.75 years | 48.81 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 51.67 years | 49.3 years | 54.73 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 58.4 years | 55.36 years | 61.5 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.85 years | 62.19 years | 67.14 years | 10 |
| 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 | 72.68 years | 65.17 years | 76.66 years | 4 |
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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)
- 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 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1842 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1917 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Palestine?
- Life expectancy in Palestine was 65.17 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 76.66 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.75 years in 1950.
- How does Palestine rank for life expectancy?
- Palestine ranks 208th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.