COUNTRY / INDICATOR
West Bank and Gaza Life Expectancy
West Bank and Gaza life expectancy: latest available value for 2024, historical series from 2019, ranking context and source documentation.
Series overview
SP.DYN.LE00.IN| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 69,21 | 4,04 |
| 2023 | 65,17 | -11,49 |
| 2022 | 76,66 | 2,77 |
| 2021 | 73,89 | -1,11 |
| 2020 | 75,00 | -0,81 |
| 2019 | 75,81 | — |
Source methodology
World Development IndicatorsIndicator note: Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
Source organization: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), uri: UN Population Division; Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), note: Derived from male and female life expectancy at birth from sources such as statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices.; Demographic Statistics, Eurostat (ESTAT), note: Derived from male and female life expectancy at birth from sources such as Eurostat: Demographic Statistics.
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Country-specific interpretation
Automatically derived from the displayed seriesWest Bank and Gaza recorded 69,21 years in 2024, the latest year available in this series.
Compared with 2023, the life expectancy increased by 4,04.
Across the latest five-year comparison window, the series shows an downward direction.
Across 6 observations from 2019 to 2024, the average was 72,62; the minimum was 65,17 in 2023 and the maximum was 76,66 in 2022.
West Bank and Gaza ranks 160 out of 217 countries with a current value in the portal ranking.
The latest value is below the available average for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan.
It is also above the available average for the Lower middle income group.
Population health and social development.