Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Israel
Israel: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex was 0.2% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Israel, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Israel is 0.2%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Israel peaked at 4.8% in 1956 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2020.
That places Israel 216th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.4% | — |
| 1951 | 3.6% | +6.2% |
| 1952 | 3.6% | -0.5% |
| 1953 | 4.5% | +24.8% |
| 1954 | 4.3% | -4.6% |
| 1955 | 4.3% | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 4.8% | +11.8% |
| 1957 | 4.6% | -4.8% |
| 1958 | 4.2% | -9.1% |
| 1959 | 3.6% | -13.2% |
| 1960 | 3.7% | +0.8% |
| 1961 | 3.1% | -15.0% |
| 1962 | 3.6% | +15.0% |
| 1963 | 3.1% | -12.3% |
| 1964 | 3.1% | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 2.9% | -6.4% |
| 1966 | 2.7% | -8.4% |
| 1967 | 2.6% | -3.8% |
| 1968 | 2.4% | -5.4% |
| 1969 | 2.2% | -9.3% |
| 1970 | 2.1% | -4.3% |
| 1971 | 1.7% | -17.3% |
| 1972 | 2.0% | +14.6% |
| 1973 | 2.1% | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 2.1% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 2.1% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 1.9% | -9.7% |
| 1977 | 1.7% | -10.7% |
| 1978 | 1.6% | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 1.6% | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 1.3% | -16.2% |
| 1981 | 1.5% | +11.8% |
| 1982 | 1.4% | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 1.3% | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 1.2% | -8.0% |
| 1985 | 1.1% | -12.8% |
| 1986 | 1.1% | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 1.0% | -10.0% |
| 1988 | 1.0% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.9% | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 0.9% | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 0.8% | -7.4% |
| 1992 | 0.9% | +13.3% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | -18.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | -15.6% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | -14.8% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -14.5% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -11.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -12.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -19.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -15.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +17.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.1% | 3.4% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.9% | 2.2% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Israel?
- Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Israel was 0.2% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability of dying in infancy, by sex recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 1956.
- What is the lowest probability of dying in infancy, by sex recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2020.
- How does Israel rank for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Israel ranks 216th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability of dying in infancy, by sex rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.