Number of under-five deaths, female in Israel
Israel: Number of under-five deaths, female was 258 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, female in Israel, 1960–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, female in Israel is 258, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Israel peaked at 1,180 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 258, in 2024.
That places Israel 119th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, female in Israel, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1,180 | — |
| 1961 | 1,118 | -5.3% |
| 1962 | 1,055 | -5.6% |
| 1963 | 1,020 | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 1,006 | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 993 | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 965 | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 936 | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 916 | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 914 | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 945 | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 988 | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 1,017 | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 1,011 | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 997 | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 984 | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 957 | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 908 | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 835 | -8.0% |
| 1979 | 779 | -6.7% |
| 1980 | 744 | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 711 | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 688 | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 674 | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 646 | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 614 | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 583 | -5.0% |
| 1987 | 553 | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 528 | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 505 | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 484 | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 475 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 473 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 463 | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 444 | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 428 | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 415 | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 406 | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 402 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 397 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 393 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 391 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 384 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 379 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 367 | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 350 | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 338 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 331 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 325 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 321 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 319 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 315 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 310 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 305 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 300 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 298 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 295 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 292 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 288 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 281 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 272 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 270 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 270 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 263 | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 258 | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,010 | 914 | 1,180 | 10 |
| 1970s | 942.1 | 779 | 1,017 | 10 |
| 1980s | 624.6 | 505 | 744 | 10 |
| 1990s | 438.7 | 397 | 484 | 10 |
| 2000s | 357.9 | 321 | 393 | 10 |
| 2010s | 300.3 | 281 | 319 | 10 |
| 2020s | 266.6 | 258 | 272 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 116 Cuba 353 compare
- 117 Republic of Korea 298 compare
- 118 Netherlands 291 compare
- 120 Jamaica 250 compare
- 121 Costa Rica 242 compare
- 122 Republic of Moldova 231 compare
More education data for Israel
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 92,770 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 27.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female in Israel?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Israel was 258 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 1,180 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 258 in 2024.
- How does Israel rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Israel ranks 119th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of under-five deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.