Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita (Riley; Zijdeman) in Palestine
Palestine: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita (Riley; Zijdeman) 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 vs. GDP per capita 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
Palestine recorded 65.17 years for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 15.0% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Palestine peaked at 76.66 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 45.75 years, in 1950.
Palestine ranks 208th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita (Riley; Zijdeman) 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% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 65.17 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.65 years, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 65.17 years is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 76.51 years, 85% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
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)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 284 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.1708 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0623 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.0116 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0651 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Palestine?
- Life expectancy vs. gdp per capita 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 vs. gdp per capita recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 76.66 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.75 years in 1950.
- How does Palestine rank for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?
- Palestine ranks 208th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita 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 vs. GDP per capita. 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.