Health · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · High income
Israel: health in numbers
Life expectancy is 83.2 yrs (2024), 17th of 217 in the world and 2nd of 23 in the Middle East & North Africa. Life expectancy, women is 85.4 yrs (2024), 19th of 217 in the world and 1st of 23 in the Middle East & North Africa. Life expectancy, men is 81.1 yrs (2024), 21st of 217 in the world and 5th of 23 in the Middle East & North Africa.
Life expectancy
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Life expectancy, women
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17 indicators
Health: Israel in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancyLife expectancy at birth, years | 83.2 yrs2024 | 17/217 | 2/23 | 79.0 yrs | 81.6 yrs | 82.6 yrs | +1.3%since 2014 | 72.3 yrs | 80.4 yrs | 73.5 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, womenLife expectancy at birth, women, years | 85.4 yrs2024 | 19/217 | 1/23 | 80.9 yrs | 83.6 yrs | 84.8 yrs | +1.5%since 2014 | 74.3 yrs | 83.2 yrs | 76.0 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, menLife expectancy at birth, men, years | 81.1 yrs2024 | 21/217 | 5/23 | 77.1 yrs | 79.7 yrs | 80.6 yrs | +1.0%since 2014 | 70.4 yrs | 77.8 yrs | 71.1 yrs | |
| Infant mortalityInfant mortality, per 1,000 live births | 2.72024 | 175/196 | 23/23 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 2.8 | −16%since 2014 | 32.0 | 4.2 | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortalityUnder-5 mortality, per 1,000 live births | 3.32024 | 175/196 | 23/23 | 6.9 | 4.6 | 3.5 | −18%since 2014 | 36.4 | 5.1 | 37.4 | |
| Neonatal mortalityNeonatal mortality, per 1,000 live births | 1.72024 | 176/196 | 23/23 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 1.8 | −23%since 2014 | 22.7 | 2.8 | 17.2 | |
| Maternal mortalityMaternal mortality, per 100,000 live births | 22023 | 191/194 | 23/23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | −33%since 2013 | 47 | 10 | 197 | |
| Measles vaccinationMeasles immunisation, % of children 12–23 months | 98%2024 | 22/193 | 6/23 | 95% | 96% | 99% | +1.0 ppsince 2014 | 84% | 94% | 84% | |
| TuberculosisTuberculosis incidence, per 100,000 people | 22024 | 195/208 | 21/23 | 13 | 6 | 2 | −57%since 2014 | 110 | 12 | 131 | |
| Health spendingCurrent health expenditure, % of GDP | 7.1%2023 | 82/193 | 8/23 | 6.6% | 6.9% | 7.7% | +0.2 ppsince 2013 | 5.3% | 12.5% | 10.1% | |
| Out-of-pocket spendingOut-of-pocket health spending, % of health expenditure | 20.5%2023 | 126/193 | 17/23 | 29.5% | 23.8% | 20.4% | −2.2 ppsince 2013 | 28.3% | 13.4% | 17.3% | |
| PhysiciansPhysicians per 1,000 people | 3.802023 | 36/180 | 2/22 | 3.70 | 3.52 | 3.57 | +9.4%since 2013 | 1.30 | 3.78 | 1.86 | |
| Hospital bedsHospital beds per 1,000 people | 3.12023 | 62/182 | 3/23 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.1 | −2.5%since 2013 | 1.1 | 5.2 | 3.3 | |
| Basic waterBasic drinking water, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 34/206 | 4/23 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 92.9% | 99.2% | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitationBasic sanitation, % of population | 99.9%2024 | 23/203 | 5/23 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 99.9% | −0.1 ppsince 2014 | 83.7% | 98.3% | 82.2% | |
| Tobacco useTobacco use, % of adults | 21.2%2024 | 72/166 | 10/20 | 30.1% | 25.9% | 22.4% | −4.7 ppsince 2010 | 18.9% | 20.2% | 20.3% | |
| Road deathsRoad traffic deaths, per 100,000 people | 3.92019 | 170/186 | 23/23 | 8.0 | 4.9 | 3.92019 | −13%since 2009 | 17.0 | 8.7 | 16.7 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Life expectancy+1.3%83.2 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, women+1.5%85.4 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, men+1.0%81.1 yrs in 2024
- Infant mortality−16%2.7 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Hospital beds−2.5%3.1 in 2023
- Basic sanitation−0.1 pp99.9% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Israel and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Israel. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Israel | Egypt | Syria | Jordan | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 83.2 yrs2024 | 71.8 yrs2024 | 72.6 yrs2024 | 78.0 yrs2024 | 77.9 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, women | 85.4 yrs2024 | 74.0 yrs2024 | 74.9 yrs2024 | 80.3 yrs2024 | 79.9 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, men | 81.1 yrs2024 | 69.7 yrs2024 | 70.2 yrs2024 | 75.9 yrs2024 | 75.9 yrs2024 |
| Infant mortality | 2.72024 | 20.82024 | 17.72024 | 12.02024 | 15.32024 |
| Under-5 mortality | 3.32024 | 22.42024 | 18.42024 | 12.92024 | 17.62024 |
| Neonatal mortality | 1.72024 | 13.92024 | 9.52024 | 7.42024 | 10.52024 |
| Maternal mortality | 22023 | 172023 | 202023 | 312023 | 152023 |
| Measles vaccination | 98%2024 | 97%2024 | 81%2024 | 99%2024 | 67%2024 |
| Tuberculosis | 22024 | 102024 | 232024 | 42024 | 132024 |