Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Palestine
Palestine: Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 was 63.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Palestine, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 63.8% for share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in 2024.
The figure is up 18.8% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Palestine peaked at 81.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 34.4%, in 1967.
That places Palestine 161st out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 36.5% | — |
| 1961 | 37.3% | +2.1% |
| 1962 | 38.1% | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 38.9% | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 39.8% | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 40.7% | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 41.6% | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 34.4% | -17.2% |
| 1968 | 43.4% | +26.0% |
| 1969 | 44.3% | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 45.3% | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 46.3% | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 47.4% | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 49.6% | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 49.6% | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 50.7% | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 51.9% | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 53.0% | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 54.0% | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 55.2% | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 56.4% | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 57.6% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 58.7% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 59.8% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 60.9% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 61.8% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 62.6% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 63.5% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 64.1% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 64.8% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 66.5% | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 67.4% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 67.7% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 68.0% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 69.5% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 69.8% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 70.8% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 71.5% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 72.0% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 72.4% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 70.2% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 67.6% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 71.5% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 71.0% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 71.0% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 73.9% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 72.8% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 73.2% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 74.1% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 74.2% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 76.6% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 76.9% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 76.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 77.8% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 73.6% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 78.4% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 79.1% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 79.6% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 79.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 80.4% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 78.7% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 76.0% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 81.5% | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 53.7% | -34.1% |
| 2024 | 63.8% | +18.8% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 63.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 64.0%, 100% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 63.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 83.8%, 76% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Palestine 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -34.1% | 81.5% | 53.7% |
| 1968 | +26.0% | 34.4% | 43.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.5% | 34.4% | 44.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.3% | 45.3% | 55.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.0% | 56.4% | 64.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.6% | 66.5% | 72.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.9% | 67.6% | 74.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.9% | 73.6% | 80.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.8% | 53.7% | 81.5% | 5 |
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More reference data data for Palestine
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1625 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.177 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.177 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0352 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0127 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6383 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7088 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.022 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Palestine?
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Palestine was 63.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 81.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.4% in 1967.
- How does Palestine rank for share of men expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Palestine ranks 161st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.