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Israeli-Arabs have highest life expectancy

Posted on December 31, 2017

Arab Israelis have the highest life expectancy in the Middle East when compared with the populations of 21 Muslim and Arab countries, a new survey on the issue found. https://unitedwithisrael.org/israeli-arabs-have-highest-life-expectancy-in-arab-muslim-world/

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Israeli men have world’s 5th longest life expectancy

Posted on May 22, 2016

Israel is ranked fifth in terms of men’s average life expectancy, at 80.6 years – after Switzerland, Iceland, Australia, and Sweden. Israeli women’s life expectancy is ranked ninth globally, at 84.3 years. http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/212563#.Vz619r4bN30

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Israel ranks 6th in Healthy Life Expectancy

Posted on September 20, 2015

The World Health Organization (WHO) ranks Israel 6th in the world, with the average Israeli living without a terminal illness to age 71.5. Israeli men have the world’s fourth longest total life expectancy of 80.2 years. For women, Israel is … Continue reading →

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Life expectancy rises again

Posted on December 21, 2014

In Israel in 2013, men had an average life expectancy of 80.3 years while women had 83.9 – an increase of nearly five months for men and three months for women in comparison to 2012. http://www.i24news.tv/en/news/israel/society/51887-141122-israelis-life-expectancy-shoots-up

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Israeli men have world’s 3rd longest life expectancy

Posted on June 24, 2012

At 79.6 years, only men in Switzerland (79.9) and Iceland (79.7) live longer than Israeli men. According to Ha’aretz, the reasons are money and diet. With 25% of Israelis living below the poverty line and all the fried food, I … Continue reading →

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The second-best country to retire to

Posted on June 30, 2024

If you don’t fancy living in Iceland then Israel is the best country to relocate to when you retire.  So says UK’s ConfidenceClub in its “Aging Gracefully Index,” of 39 countries, compiled after Oct 7. Its categories included health care, … Continue reading →

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Israeli medical tech in Ghana

Posted on June 2, 2024

The JDC(Joint), and the Ruderman Family Foundation have launched a new healthcare initiative, ImpactWell, which utilizes Israeli mobile and tele-medicine technologies in developing countries. Its one-year pilot has reduced illness and infant mortality and improved life expectancy in Ghana. https://www.jns.org/wire/jdc-and-ruderman-family-foundations-new-last-mile-health-care/ … Continue reading →

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Israelis are living longer

Posted on April 14, 2024

The number of Israelis aged 75 and over is growing by about 9,000 individuals per year. Life expectancy in Israel is 85 years for women and 82 years for men and continues to increase. Currently some 346,000 people receive elderly … Continue reading →

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Still happy despite the war

Posted on March 25, 2024

Although at war, Israel is fifth on the World Happiness Report 2024, just one place lower than in 2023 and four higher than in 2022 (see here). The scores are from asking citizens questions about GDP per capita, social support, … Continue reading →

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Israeli women are world’s 9th healthiest

Posted on January 29, 2023

In the 2021 Hologic Global Women’s Health Index (measured by Gallup) published this week, Israel is 9th overall and 2nd for life expectancy. The report aims to heighten awareness and guide actions that increase the life expectancy and quality of … Continue reading →

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