Israel’s Genocide Costs Gaza Over 3 Million Years of Life: Lancet Study

Israel’s genocide has cost more than three million years of human life in Gaza since it began in October 2023, according to a new study published in The Lancet.

According to the study, published on Friday, as of July 31, 2025, a total of 3,082,363 life-years lost in Gaza.

The study analysed data on 60,199 Palestinians killed between October 7, 2023 and July 31, 2025, citing data by the Palestinian Health Ministry on July 31. Researchers calculated each death resulted in an average of 51 years of life lost.

By sex, an estimated 1,075,984 female life-years and 2,006,379 male life-years have been lost.
The study added that over 1 million life-years have been lost among children under 15 years of age.
The authors, Sammy Zahran from Colorado State University and Ghassan Abu Sittah from the American University of Beirut, emphasised their figures are conservative. The study only counted direct deaths from military action, excluding those who died from destroyed infrastructure, restricted food and water, and collapsed medical services.