West Bank and Gaza sits in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan. A newborn there can expect about 69.7 years of life, 153rd of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for West Bank and Gaza, each with its global rank and source year.
15 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 69.7 yrs | 153 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 7.8 /1,000 | 106 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 5.9 /1,000 | 161 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 18.2 yrs | 91 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 117 /1,000 | 21 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 9.0 yrs | 8 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 80.8 men/100 women | 114 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 17.0 /1,000 | 73 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 16.0 /100k | 130 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 18.3 % | 95 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 0.7 /100k | 178 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 5.3 /100k | 157 of 187 | 2016 |
| Population aged 65+ | 3.8 % | 166 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $346 | 107 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $2,592 | 165 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, West Bank and Gaza's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 5th lowest suicide rate in the world (0.7 /100k) and the 8th highest life-expectancy gap in the world (9.0 yrs). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for West Bank and Gaza; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.