What is child mortality by income level of country in Israel?

Child mortality by income level of country in Israel was 0.334 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality by income level of country recorded in Israel?

The highest recorded value was 6.65 deaths per 100 live births in 1952.

What is the lowest child mortality by income level of country recorded in Israel?

The lowest recorded value was 0.334 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Israel rank for child mortality by income level of country?

Israel ranks 177th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality by income level of country rising or falling in Israel?

Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Israel data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality by income level of country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality by income level of country in Israel

Name: Child mortality by income level of country in Israel
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Israel: Child mortality by income level of country was 0.334 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.334 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 1.3%

World rank

177th

of 199 countries

All-time high

6.65 deaths per 100 live births

in 1952

All-time low

0.334 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1952–2024

Child mortality by income level of country in Israel, 1952–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for child mortality by income level of country in Israel is 0.334 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 73 years on record.

The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality by income level of country in Israel peaked at 6.65 deaths per 100 live births in 1952 and was at its lowest, 0.334 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Israel 177th out of 199 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	5.8 deaths per 100 live births	4.95 deaths per 100 live births	6.65 deaths per 100 live births	8
1960s	3.82 deaths per 100 live births	3.11 deaths per 100 live births	4.71 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	2.5 deaths per 100 live births	1.93 deaths per 100 live births	3 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	1.49 deaths per 100 live births	1.2 deaths per 100 live births	1.82 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	0.9147 deaths per 100 live births	0.7169 deaths per 100 live births	1.15 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.5741 deaths per 100 live births	0.4727 deaths per 100 live births	0.6885 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.4012 deaths per 100 live births	0.3576 deaths per 100 live births	0.4562 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.3425 deaths per 100 live births	0.334 deaths per 100 live births	0.3514 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Israel

174 Hungary 0.3707 deaths per 100 live births compare
175 Australia 0.3607 deaths per 100 live births compare
176 Lithuania 0.3377 deaths per 100 live births compare
178 Austria 0.3322 deaths per 100 live births compare
179 Portugal 0.3228 deaths per 100 live births compare
180 Spain 0.3193 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Israel

Population ages 15-64, female 3.03 million (2025)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 77,936 (2025)
Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 74,474 (2025)
Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 79,954 (2025)
Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 86,500 (2025)
Age dependency ratio, young 45.2% (2025)
Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 76,480 (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 78,445 (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 82,437 (2025)
Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 73,183 (2025)

All data for Israel →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality by income level of country in Israel?: Child mortality by income level of country in Israel was 0.334 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality by income level of country recorded in Israel?: The highest recorded value was 6.65 deaths per 100 live births in 1952.
What is the lowest child mortality by income level of country recorded in Israel?: The lowest recorded value was 0.334 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Israel rank for child mortality by income level of country?: Israel ranks 177th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality by income level of country rising or falling in Israel?: Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Israel data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality by income level of country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality by income level of country
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .