Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Palestine

Life expectancy at birth in Palestine in 2024 — 69.2 years. Ranked 160 in the world out of 217. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 2.1%.

2024 69.2 years +6.2% vs 2023
World rank 160of 217
Period maximum 76.7 years2022
Period minimum 65.2 years2023

Trend over time

1990–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Palestine, 1990–20246570758019901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 67.8 years1991: 68.2 years1992: 68.5 years1993: 68.8 years1994: 69.3 years1995: 69.6 years1996: 70 years1997: 70.3 years1998: 70.6 years1999: 70.8 years2000: 70.3 years2001: 69.8 years2002: 70.9 years2003: 71 years2004: 71.1 years2005: 72 years2006: 71.8 years2007: 72.1 years2008: 72.2 years2009: 72.3 years2010: 73.3 years2011: 73.6 years2012: 73.7 years2013: 74.1 years2014: 72.8 years2015: 74.6 years2016: 74.9 years2017: 75.2 years2018: 75.4 years2019: 75.8 years2020: 75 years2021: 73.9 years2022: 76.7 years2023: 65.2 years2024: 69.2 years
Change over the period: +1.4 (+2.08%) Average annual rate: 0.06 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Palestine

Palestine 69.2 years
World 73.5 years
Western Asia computed 75.8 years
Lower-middle-income countries computed 70.1 years
Life expectancy at birth — Palestine, by year Palestine All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 69.2 +4 +6.2%
2023 65.2 −11.5 −14.99%
2022 76.7 +2.8 +3.75%
2021 73.9 −1.1 −1.48%
2020 75 −0.8 −1.07%
2019 75.8 +0.4 +0.57%
2018 75.4 +0.2 +0.22%
2017 75.2 +0.3 +0.4%
2016 74.9 +0.3 +0.46%
2015 74.6 +1.8 +2.47%
2014 72.8 −1.4 −1.83%
2013 74.1 +0.4 +0.57%
2012 73.7 +0.2 +0.22%
2011 73.6 +0.3 +0.35%
2010 73.3 +1 +1.38%
2009 72.3 +0.1 +0.14%
2008 72.2 +0.1 +0.19%
2007 72.1 +0.2 +0.32%
2006 71.8 −0.2 −0.24%
2005 72 +0.9 +1.28%
2004 71.1 +0.1 +0.18%
2003 71 +0.1 +0.12%
2002 70.9 +1.1 +1.62%
2001 69.8 −0.5 −0.78%
2000 70.3 −0.5 −0.69%
1999 70.8 +0.2 +0.32%
1998 70.6 +0.2 +0.34%
1997 70.3 +0.3 +0.49%
1996 70 +0.4 +0.57%
1995 69.6 +0.3 +0.37%
1994 69.3 +0.6 +0.83%
1993 68.8 +0.3 +0.41%
1992 68.5 +0.3 +0.38%
1991 68.2 +0.4 +0.62%
1990 67.8

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates stayed the same as in the year of calculation. It is not a forecast for any individual but a summary measure of the current mortality regime: the indicator falls sharply in years of epidemics and wars and recovers just as fast.

Important: The indicator is highly sensitive to infant mortality: a decline there adds more years than an improvement in the health of the elderly.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.