West Bank and Gaza
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
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.
Historical trend
Analytical takeaways
- West Bank and Gaza records 69.21 years for Life expectancy at birth, total (years) in 2024, ranking #160 globally out of 217 countries.
- Life expectancy at birth, total (years) increased from 67.80 years in 1990 to 69.21 years in 2024, a gain of 1.41 years.
- The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.
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