Number of youth deaths in Israel
Israel: Number of youth deaths was 714 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Israel, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2024, number of youth deaths in Israel stood at 714 deaths. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Israel peaked at 1,242 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 714 deaths, in 2024.
Israel ranks 119th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in Israel, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,242 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 1,224 deaths | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 1,217 deaths | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 1,194 deaths | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 1,154 deaths | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 1,115 deaths | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 1,086 deaths | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 1,066 deaths | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 1,057 deaths | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 1,047 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 1,038 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 1,029 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 1,008 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 997 deaths | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 969 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 932 deaths | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 906 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 888 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 874 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 863 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 857 deaths | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 846 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 834 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 822 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 810 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 804 deaths | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 798 deaths | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 790 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 780 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 766 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 747 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 742 deaths | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 741 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 727 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 714 deaths | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,140 deaths | 1,047 deaths | 1,242 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 950.4 deaths | 863 deaths | 1,038 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 810.7 deaths | 766 deaths | 857 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 734.2 deaths | 714 deaths | 747 deaths | 5 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 116 Comoros 1,076 deaths compare
- 117 South Korea 1,049 deaths compare
- 118 Netherlands 819 deaths compare
- 120 Jamaica 702 deaths compare
- 121 Costa Rica 678 deaths compare
- 122 United Arab Emirates 645 deaths compare
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 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0177 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0121 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 37 (2022)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Israel?
- Number of youth deaths in Israel was 714 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 1,242 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 714 deaths in 2024.
- How does Israel rank for number of youth deaths?
- Israel ranks 119th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.