Israel vs Palestinian Territories
Israel vs Palestinian Territories: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 5.7 per 100,000 people in Israel and 3.5 per 100,000 people in Palestinian Territories, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Israel, by 2.2 per 100,000 people, or 1.62 times that in Palestinian Territories.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Israel has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Israel ranked 153 and Palestinian Territories ranked 180 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017.
Every year
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
| Year | Israel | Palestinian Territories | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 10 |
| 2016 | 5.8 | 3.6 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 5.9 | 3.6 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 5.9 | 3.7 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 6.1 | 3.9 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 6.3 | 4 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 6.5 | 4.1 | 11 |
| 2010 | 6.7 | 4.2 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 6.8 | 4.4 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 6.9 | 4.5 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 7.1 | 4.6 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 7.3 | 4.7 | 12 |
| 2005 | 7.6 | 4.8 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 7.6 | 4.8 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 8 | 4.9 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 8.4 | 4.9 | 13 |
| 2001 | 8.7 | 4.9 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 8.9 | 4.9 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 8.8 | 4.8 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 9.4 | 4.8 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 9.6 | 4.8 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 9.3 | 4.9 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 9.2 | 4.9 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 8.8 | 5 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 8.5 | 5.1 | 16 |
| 1992 | 8.8 | 5.2 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 8.3 | 5.3 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 7.7 | 5.3 | 15.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Deaths by suicide in a year, per 100,000 people.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Israel vs Palestinian Territories
Health
- Life expectancyIsrael: 82.4 years in 2023Palestinian Territories: 65.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIsrael: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Palestinian Territories: 3.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIsrael: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Palestinian Territories: 14.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIsrael: 99.5% in 2022Palestinian Territories: 80.3% in 2022
- DepressionIsrael: 3.83% in 2017Palestinian Territories: 4.67% in 2017
People
- PopulationIsrael: 9.26 million people in 2023Palestinian Territories: 5.41 million people in 2023
- Population growthIsrael: 1.42% a year in 2023Palestinian Territories: 1.52% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIsrael: 2.83 births per woman in 2023Palestinian Territories: 3.31 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIsrael: 91.6% in 2025Palestinian Territories: 87.4% in 2025
- Median ageIsrael: 29.2 years in 2023Palestinian Territories: 19.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIsrael: 12.4% in 2023Palestinian Territories: 3.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateIsrael: 1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Palestinian Territories: -4.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Armed forces personnelIsrael: 178,000 people in 2020Palestinian Territories: 0 people in 2020
- Armed forces, share of workersIsrael: 4.23% of the labour force in 2020Palestinian Territories: 0% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIsrael: 537 million TIV in 2025Palestinian Territories: 2 million TIV in 2023