Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Palestine, State of or Yemen?

Palestine, State of, at 71.5 years against 71.39 years in Yemen as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Palestine, State of and Yemen?

0.11 years, with Palestine, State of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Palestine, State of and Yemen?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Palestine, State of vs Yemen: Life expectancy by sex

Palestine, State of

71.5 years

in 2023

Yemen

71.39 years

in 2023

Palestine, State of rank

176th

Yemen rank

177th

Life expectancy by sex over time

Palestine, State of
Yemen

How they compare

Palestine, State of currently reports 71.5 years against 71.39 years in Yemen, a difference of 0.11 years.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Palestine, State of has been ahead every year.

Palestine, State of ranks 176th and Yemen ranks 177th of 236 countries.

Palestine, State of has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Palestine, State of	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1950s	49.77 years	33.38 years	16.39 years	Palestine, State of
1960s	54.32 years	38.47 years	15.85 years	Palestine, State of
1970s	60.43 years	47.28 years	13.15 years	Palestine, State of
1980s	66.64 years	56.53 years	10.11 years	Palestine, State of
1990s	70.92 years	62.23 years	8.69 years	Palestine, State of
2000s	73.54 years	66.87 years	6.67 years	Palestine, State of
2010s	76.49 years	69.78 years	6.71 years	Palestine, State of
2020s	76.17 years	70.17 years	6 years	Palestine, State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Palestine, State of or Yemen?: Palestine, State of, at 71.5 years against 71.39 years in Yemen as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Palestine, State of and Yemen?: 0.11 years, with Palestine, State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Palestine, State of and Yemen?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Palestine, State of and Yemen rank globally for life expectancy by sex?: Palestine, State of ranks 176th and Yemen ranks 177th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Life expectancy by sex
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.