Finland vs Israel: Life expectation at birth by sex

Finland
84.66
in 2023
Israel
84.59
in 2023
Finland rank
30th
Israel rank
31st

Life expectation at birth by sex over time

  • Finland
  • Israel
020406080187819502023

How they compare

Finland currently reports 84.66 against 84.59 in Israel, a difference of 0.07.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Israel ahead.

Finland ranks 30th and Israel ranks 31st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 4 and Israel in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Israel Difference Ahead
1950s 70.3 69.09 1.21 Finland
1960s 72.93 71.79 1.14 Finland
1970s 75.94 74.1 1.84 Finland
1980s 78.53 77.52 1.01 Finland
1990s 80.04 80.07 0.0265 Israel
2000s 82.23 82.3 0.0706 Israel
2010s 83.92 84.2 0.2855 Israel
2020s 84.48 84.65 0.1676 Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectation at birth by sex, Finland or Israel?
Finland, at 84.66 against 84.59 in Israel as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectation at birth by sex between Finland and Israel?
0.07, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Israel?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Finland and Israel rank globally for life expectation at birth by sex?
Finland ranks 30th and Israel ranks 31st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Life expectation at birth by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectation at birth by sex
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed