Child Mortality (under 5) in Israel: 1800 to Today (and Tomorrow)

Behind every statistical rate lies the quiet reality of family life, measured in the fragile threshold of early childhood. In the 2020s, child mortality (under 5) in Israel stands at 3.6 per 1,000 births — ranking #15 of 157 countries. This metric traces the fundamental vulnerability of the youngest lives, capturing the generational shift in how communities nurture their children from infancy through their first five years.

The historical arc across three centuries reveals a profound transformation in human survival. In 1900 it was 239.42 per 1,000 births, following a long, gradual descent from the 1800s estimate of 304.13, the 1810s estimate of 297.66, the 1820s estimate of 291.19, the 1830s estimate of 284.71, the 1840s estimate of 278.24, the 1850s estimate of 271.77, the 1860s estimate of 265.3, the 1870s estimate of 258.83, the 1880s estimate of 252.36, and the 1890s estimate of 245.89. This downward trajectory continued steadily through the 1900s estimate of 239.42, the 1910s estimate of 216.03, the 1920s estimate of 192.63, the 1930s estimate of 169.24, the 1940s estimate of 145.85, the 1950s of 122.45, the 1960s of 94.34, the 1970s of 66.22, the 1980s of 38.11, the 1990s of 25.18, the 2000s of 12.26, and the 2010s of 7.93, arriving at the 2020s level of 3.6 per 1,000 births.

For anyone born in these decades, the statistical landscape of survival shifts entirely depending on the era. Looking forward, the data anticipates the 2030s projection of 2.88, the 2040s projection of 2.3, the 2050s projection of 1.84, the 2060s projection of 1.5, the 2070s projection of 1.5, the 2080s projection of 1.5, the 2090s projection of 1.5, and the 2100s projection of 1.5. Where do YOU rank among everyone ever born? →