Life expectancy in Israel
Israel: Life expectancy was 82.36 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Israel, 1950–2020
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2020, life expectancy in Israel stood at 82.36 years. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Israel peaked at 82.36 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 68.87 years, in 1950.
That places Israel 14th out of 162 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Life expectancy in Israel, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 68.87 years | — |
| 1955 | 70.04 years | +1.7% |
| 1960 | 70.97 years | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 71.77 years | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 72.57 years | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 72.1 years | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 73.9 years | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 75.45 years | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 77.19 years | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 77.64 years | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 78.93 years | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 80.22 years | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 81.74 years | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 82.1 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 82.36 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 69.46 years | 68.87 years | 70.04 years | 2 |
| 1960s | 71.37 years | 70.97 years | 71.77 years | 2 |
| 1970s | 72.33 years | 72.1 years | 72.57 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 74.68 years | 73.9 years | 75.45 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 77.41 years | 77.19 years | 77.64 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 79.57 years | 78.93 years | 80.22 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 81.92 years | 81.74 years | 82.1 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 82.36 years | 82.36 years | 82.36 years | 1 |
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 665.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 119 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.2922 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1323 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.3071 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1394 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Israel?
- Life expectancy in Israel was 82.36 years in 2020, according to Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 82.36 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.87 years in 1950.
- How does Israel rank for life expectancy?
- Israel ranks 14th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor 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
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.