Country page · Middle East & North Africa
If you were born in Israel
1 in 712 babies · 0.14% of births · about 188,284 a year
Right now, about 0.14% of the world's babies are born in Israel — 1 in 712, or roughly 188,284 a year and 516 a day. Life expectancy there is 83.2 years.
How the 1 in 712 is calculated
This number is not based on population. It uses births: Israel has about 188,284 births a year, and the world has about 134,147,481. Divide one by the other and you get 0.14% — 1 in 712. Using population instead would understate young countries and overstate ageing ones, so every draw is weighted by births.
Life in Israel, in numbers
| Indicator | Value | World rank |
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy women 85.4 · men 81.1 | 83.2 years | 10th highest of 172 countries |
| Chance of dying before 5 3.3 / 1,000 | 0.3% | 19th lowest of 170 countries |
| Chance of dying before 1 2.7 / 1,000 | 0.3% | 18th lowest of 170 countries |
| Mothers who die giving birth per 100,000 births | 2 | 3rd lowest of 170 countries |
| Children per woman | 2.87 | 120th lowest of 172 countries |
| Expected years of schooling | 16.1 years | 33rd highest of 168 countries |
| Tertiary enrollment | 56.3% | 62nd highest of 168 countries |
| Income per person (PPP) GDP per capita, PPP | $59,717 | 29th highest of 170 countries |
| Income inequality closer to 0 = more equal | 38.30 | 57th highest of 157 countries |
| People living in cities | 91.6% | 14th highest of 172 countries |
| People working in farming | 0.8% | 3rd lowest of 171 countries |
| People using the internet | 88.2% | 60th highest of 172 countries |
| Homicide per 100,000 people | 1.6 | 62nd lowest of 155 countries |
| Health costs paid out of pocket share of health spending | 20.5% | 53rd lowest of 168 countries |
| Adults living with HIV | — | — |
| People who smoke | 21.2% | — |
How to read these numbers
Income is shown in purchasing-power-parity dollars, so it compares what money buys locally rather than market exchange rates. The under-5 rate is the share of babies who die before their fifth birthday; the maternal mortality ratio is per 100,000 live births. A Gini index closer to 0 means a more equal income distribution, and a higher number means a more unequal one.
Each indicator uses the most recent year with a non-empty value, which can differ by country; the rank compares this country with the other 171 in the dataset, not with every country on Earth. Where a value is missing, the page shows a dash rather than an estimate.
Israel compared with Middle East & North Africa
Life expectancy in Israel is 83.2 years, against a Middle East & North Africa average of 75.6. The under-5 death rate is 0.3%, versus 2.0% across the region. Income per person is $59,717, against $31,000 regionally; expected schooling is 16.1 years against 12.7. 91.6% of people live in cities, against 74.9% in the region.
| Indicator | Israel | Middle East & North Africa | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 83.2 years old | 75.6 years old | 73.3 years old |
| Under-5 deaths | 0.3% | 2.0% | 2.6% |
| Income per person (PPP) | $59,717 | $31,000 | $30,311 |
| Expected schooling | 16.1 years | 12.7 years | 13.0 years |
| People in cities | 91.6% | 74.9% | 61.6% |
What a life there looks like
Put those numbers together and you get a life: about 83.2 years on average, with roughly 3.3 of every 1,000 babies dying before their fifth birthday. A child can expect 16.1 years of school, and income per person is around $59,717. These are averages — every life still lands somewhere on the distribution.
If you play as someone born in Israel
The game draws Israel in about 1 of every 712 births. From there the life runs year by year: 83.2 years of life expectancy on average, a 0.3% chance of dying before five, and an income of about $59,717 per person. Choices move the odds; the starting statistics do not.
Nearby and similar countries
- Chance of being born in Jordan — 1 in 569
- Chance of being born in Tunisia — 1 in 813
- Chance of being born in Palestine — 1 in 936
- All 172 countries
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Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, with UN World Population Prospects 2024 and UN IGME for births and mortality. Values are the most recent non-empty year for each indicator; the year is noted where it differs. Page updated Oct 24, 2026.