Israel — Life expectancy
Life Expectancy at Birth for Israel, 1961–2024.
Life expectancy for Israel was 83.2 in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 61 years, from 1961 to 2024. The latest year is also the highest value on record for this series. The lowest was 71.0 in 1969 (about 1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.23% per year.
Israel ranks 17 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 8%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 76.7, so Israel sits above it. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 1%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 2 of 23 economies; United Arab Emirates (83.1) is just below it.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 10th of 216 in 1961 → 23rd of 216 in 1970 → 21st of 216 in 1980 → 17th of 217 in 1990 → 17th of 217 in 2000 → 16th of 217 in 2010 → 13th of 217 in 2020 → 17th of 217 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2024
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 83.2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 83.2 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 82.7 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 82.5 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 82.65 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 82.8 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 82.8 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 82.55 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 82.41 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 82.05 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 82.15 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 82.06 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 81.7 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 81.66 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 81.6 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 81.4 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 80.95 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 80.5 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 80.55 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 80.15 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 80.15 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 79.65 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 79.45 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 79.41 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 78.95 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 78.66 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 78.15 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 78 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 78.1 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 77.45 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 77.4 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 77.15 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 76.5 | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 76.76 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 76.61 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 76.31 | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 74.44 | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 75.26 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 74.96 | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 75.21 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 74.81 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 74.46 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 74.11 | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 74.26 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 73.88 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 73.51 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 73.21 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 72.96 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 72.96 | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 72.05 | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 71.66 | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 71.69 | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 71.08 | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 71.72 | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 71.21 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 70.97 | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 71.06 | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 71.51 | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 72.29 | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 72.11 | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 72.01 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Israel’s Life expectancy in 1962?
72.11 (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are Israel’s Life expectancy figures nominal or inflation-adjusted?
They are exactly as the World Bank publishes them — years — with no inflation restatement and no PPP conversion. Years the source does not report are omitted rather than interpolated.
Is Israel’s Life expectancy growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +15.5% in total — about 0.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 83.2; 2023: 83.2; 2022: 82.7; 2021: 82.5; 2020: 82.65. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.DYN.LE00.IN — Life Expectancy at Birth. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.