West Bank and Gaza — Life expectancy
Life Expectancy at Birth for West Bank and Gaza, 1990–2024.
Life expectancy for West Bank and Gaza was 69.2 in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1990 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 76.7 in 2022. The lowest was 65.2 in 2023 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.06% per year.
West Bank and Gaza ranks 160 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 74%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 76.7, so West Bank and Gaza sits below it. It peaked in 2022 and has fallen 10% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 5%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 20 of 23 economies; Pakistan (67.8) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 15% in 2023. That is 6% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 116th of 217 in 1990 → 114th of 217 in 2000 → 103rd of 217 in 2010 → 92nd of 217 in 2020 → 160th of 217 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 69.21 | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 65.17 | -15.0% |
| 2022 | 76.66 | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 73.89 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 75 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 75.81 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 75.38 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 75.22 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 74.92 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 74.58 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 72.78 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 74.14 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 73.72 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 73.56 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 73.3 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 72.31 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 72.2 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 72.06 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 71.83 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 72 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 71.09 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 70.97 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 70.88 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 69.75 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 70.3 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 70.79 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 70.56 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 70.33 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 69.98 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 69.58 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 69.33 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 68.76 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 68.48 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 68.22 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 67.8 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was West Bank and Gaza’s Life expectancy in 1991?
68.22 (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are West Bank and Gaza’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 West Bank and Gaza’s Life expectancy growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +2.1% in total — about 0.1% 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: 69.21; 2023: 65.17; 2022: 76.66; 2021: 73.89; 2020: 75. 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.