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Children died before five per woman in Israel

Israel: Children died before five per woman was 0.0093 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.0093
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
155th
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.02
in 1922
All-time low
0.0093
in 2024
Years of data
103
1922–2024

Children died before five per woman in Israel, 1922–2024

00.250.50.751192219732024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Israel recorded 0.0093 for children died before five per woman in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 103 years on record.

The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children died before five per woman in Israel peaked at 1.02 in 1922 and was at its lowest, 0.0093, in 2024.

That places Israel 155th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Children died before five per woman in Israel, year by year

Year Value Change
1922 1.02 —
1923 0.8725 -14.7%
1924 0.704 -19.3%
1925 0.9159 +30.1%
1926 0.7203 -21.4%
1927 0.7796 +8.2%
1928 0.6261 -19.7%
1929 0.5785 -7.6%
1930 0.421 -27.2%
1931 0.5108 +21.3%
1932 0.5338 +4.5%
1933 0.4906 -8.1%
1934 0.4621 -5.8%
1935 0.3601 -22.1%
1936 0.3743 +3.9%
1937 0.2864 -23.5%
1938 0.2821 -1.5%
1939 0.2401 -14.9%
1940 0.251 +4.5%
1941 0.249 -0.8%
1942 0.2726 +9.5%
1943 0.2081 -23.7%
1944 0.1747 -16.1%
1945 0.1824 +4.4%
1946 0.1646 -9.7%
1947 0.1571 -4.6%
1948 0.1965 +25.1%
1949 0.3042 +54.8%
1950 0.274 -9.9%
1951 0.2389 -12.8%
1952 0.3042 +27.3%
1953 0.2881 -5.3%
1954 0.2507 -13.0%
1955 0.2415 -3.6%
1956 0.233 -3.6%
1957 0.2138 -8.2%
1958 0.2069 -3.2%
1959 0.1999 -3.4%
1960 0.1908 -4.5%
1961 0.173 -9.3%
1962 0.164 -5.2%
1963 0.1575 -4.0%
1964 0.1551 -1.5%
1965 0.1492 -3.8%
1966 0.1397 -6.3%
1967 0.1284 -8.1%
1968 0.1261 -1.8%
1969 0.1227 -2.7%
1970 0.1236 +0.7%
1971 0.1221 -1.2%
1972 0.1073 -12.1%
1973 0.106 -1.2%
1974 0.1021 -3.7%
1975 0.0953 -6.7%
1976 0.0893 -6.3%
1977 0.076 -14.9%
1978 0.0694 -8.7%
1979 0.0645 -7.1%
1980 0.0603 -6.6%
1981 0.0559 -7.2%
1982 0.0521 -6.8%
1983 0.0526 +0.9%
1984 0.0497 -5.5%
1985 0.0472 -4.8%
1986 0.0445 -5.8%
1987 0.0404 -9.3%
1988 0.0403 -0.1%
1989 0.0383 -5.1%
1990 0.0367 -4.1%
1991 0.0346 -5.6%
1992 0.0306 -11.6%
1993 0.0285 -6.9%
1994 0.0266 -6.6%
1995 0.0256 -3.9%
1996 0.0251 -1.7%
1997 0.023 -8.6%
1998 0.0223 -3.1%
1999 0.0211 -5.4%
2000 0.0203 -3.8%
2001 0.0191 -5.8%
2002 0.0183 -4.0%
2003 0.0179 -2.4%
2004 0.0169 -5.6%
2005 0.0158 -6.3%
2006 0.0153 -3.1%
2007 0.0148 -3.3%
2008 0.0145 -2.1%
2009 0.014 -3.5%
2010 0.0138 -1.5%
2011 0.0133 -4.0%
2012 0.013 -1.9%
2013 0.0126 -3.5%
2014 0.0124 -1.1%
2015 0.0127 +2.6%
2016 0.0125 -1.5%
2017 0.0116 -7.2%
2018 0.0113 -3.0%
2019 0.0115 +1.8%
2020 0.0106 -7.5%
2021 0.0103 -3.1%
2022 0.0097 -6.4%
2023 0.0095 -1.8%
2024 0.0093 -2.0%

Israel compared with similar countries

  • Israel's 0.0093 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0082, 1.1× the median. (65 countries reporting)
  • Israel's 0.0093 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0297, 31% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Children died before five per woman in Israel changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1949 +54.8% 0.1965 0.3042
1925 +30.1% 0.704 0.9159
1952 +27.3% 0.2389 0.3042
1948 +25.1% 0.1571 0.1965

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1920s 0.7775 0.5785 1.02 8
1930s 0.3961 0.2401 0.5338 10
1940s 0.216 0.1571 0.3042 10
1950s 0.2451 0.1999 0.3042 10
1960s 0.1506 0.1227 0.1908 10
1970s 0.0956 0.0645 0.1236 10
1980s 0.0481 0.0383 0.0603 10
1990s 0.0274 0.0211 0.0367 10
2000s 0.0167 0.014 0.0203 10
2010s 0.0125 0.0113 0.0138 10
2020s 0.0099 0.0093 0.0106 5

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 152 China 0.0096 compare
  2. 153 Bulgaria 0.0095 compare
  3. 154 Russia 0.0093 compare
  4. 156 New Zealand 0.0091 compare
  5. 157 Serbia 0.0089 compare
  6. 158 United Kingdom 0.0088 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is children died before five per woman in Israel?
Children died before five per woman in Israel was 0.0093 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Israel?
The highest recorded value was 1.02 in 1922.
What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0093 in 2024.
How does Israel rank for children died before five per woman?
Israel ranks 155th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is children died before five per woman rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Israel data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Children died before five per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
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