That is the biggest question at the end of the book. It is up to the reader to determine whether or not he dies or survives - but why is there confusion?
If we re-read the end of the book, there is no one moment where Jonas dies, however, many readers assume at the end of the book that he is dead. This argument is usually made because Jonas sounds slightly delirious in the last two paragraphs. He sees a house with Christmas lights, and because it is just one and it is the same as what he saw in one of his memories, it leads some to believe that he is either near death and imagining the house OR that he has already died and is on his way to the house because it was his happiest memory.
While the answer is not clearly defined in the book, there is a sequel to The Giver, and in that book Jonas is alive. So, Jonas does live.
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