Life expectancy at birth, total in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Life expectancy at birth, total was 65.17 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
65.17 years
Change on year
down 15.0%
World rank
187th
of 215 countries
All-time high
76.66 years
in 2022
All-time low
65.17 years
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Life expectancy at birth, total in Palestine, State of, 1990–2023

0204060801990200620231990: 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 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy at birth, total in Palestine, State of stood at 65.17 years. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.0% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Palestine, State of peaked at 76.66 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 65.17 years, in 2023.

Palestine, State of ranks 187th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Life expectancy at birth, total in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Life expectancy at birth, total (years) in Palestine, State of, 1990 to 2023.
Year years Change
1990 67.8 years
1991 68.22 years +0.6%
1992 68.48 years +0.4%
1993 68.76 years +0.4%
1994 69.33 years +0.8%
1995 69.58 years +0.4%
1996 69.98 years +0.6%
1997 70.33 years +0.5%
1998 70.56 years +0.3%
1999 70.79 years +0.3%
2000 70.3 years -0.7%
2001 69.75 years -0.8%
2002 70.88 years +1.6%
2003 70.97 years +0.1%
2004 71.09 years +0.2%
2005 72 years +1.3%
2006 71.83 years -0.2%
2007 72.06 years +0.3%
2008 72.2 years +0.2%
2009 72.31 years +0.1%
2010 73.3 years +1.4%
2011 73.56 years +0.3%
2012 73.72 years +0.2%
2013 74.14 years +0.6%
2014 72.78 years -1.8%
2015 74.58 years +2.5%
2016 74.92 years +0.5%
2017 75.22 years +0.4%
2018 75.38 years +0.2%
2019 75.81 years +0.6%
2020 75 years -1.1%
2021 73.89 years -1.5%
2022 76.66 years +3.8%
2023 65.17 years -15.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 69.38 years 67.8 years 70.79 years 10
2000s 71.34 years 69.75 years 72.31 years 10
2010s 74.34 years 72.78 years 75.81 years 10
2020s 72.68 years 65.17 years 76.66 years 4

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 184 Gambia 65.86 years compare
  2. 185 Congo 65.77 years compare
  3. 186 Ghana 65.5 years compare
  4. 188 Haiti 64.94 years compare
  5. 189 Angola 64.62 years compare
  6. 190 Eswatini 64.12 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, total in Palestine, State of?
Life expectancy at birth, total in Palestine, State of was 65.17 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 76.66 years in 2022.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 65.17 years in 2023.
How does Palestine, State of rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
Palestine, State of ranks 187th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
215 places, 11,590 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release