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Israel has improved Palestinian Arab health

Posted on January 4, 2015

(Thanks to Hazel) Evidence-based analysis concludes that Israeli policies have brought about measurable improvements in Palestinian health and welfare. See the facts on death rates, life expectancy, mortality (infant, maternal, perinatal), immunization coverage, nutrition etc. http://fathomjournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Has-Israel-damaged-Palestinian-health.pdf

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Why Israelis live longer

Posted on September 21, 2014

(Thanks to Israel21c)  A new video reveals some (but not all) on the reasons why Israel’s life expectancy is the 4th highest in the world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GerkHEiHQbM

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Healthy, educated and able

Posted on October 20, 2013

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has just issued its first-ever Human Capital Index. Israel came 4th in the world for capacity for innovation, 3rd for life expectancy, 2nd for tertiary education attainment and joint 1st for water, sanitation and hygiene. … Continue reading →

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The 4th best healthcare in the world

Posted on September 1, 2013

In Bloomberg’s latest ranking, Israel’s healthcare is only surpassed by Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan. The study compared life expectancy; per capita cost of health care and cost as a percentage of GDP per capita. The UK came 14th and … Continue reading →

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Live long and prosper

Posted on January 20, 2013

The latest life expectancy figures from Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics show that Israelis have among the highest life expectancies on the globe, with an overall life expectancy of 81.7 years – two years more than the OECD average. Israeli … Continue reading →

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“It is time to stop the hatred”

Posted on October 14, 2012

(Thanks to Adrienne) Abdulateef Al-Mulhim published this article in Saudi Arabia’s Arab News. “Life expectancy of the Palestinians living in Israel is far longer than many Arab states and they enjoy far better political and social freedom than many of … Continue reading →

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Israel – the world’s 6th healthiest country

Posted on September 2, 2012

(Thanks to Israel21c) Israel comes a healthy 6th in the Bloomberg list of the World’s Healthiest Countries. The top order is Singapore, Italy, Australia, Switzerland, Japan and then Israel. Bloomberg analysed average life expectancy, mortality, pollution and other factors. http://www.bloomberg.com/slideshow/2012-08-13/world-s-healthiest-countries.html#slide16

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Israelis spend less to live longer

Posted on December 4, 2011

An OECD report shows that in 2009 Israel spent an average of 7.9% of its GDP on health compared with the OECD average of 9.6%. Average life expectancy in Israel is 81.6 years (7th in the world) compared with the … Continue reading →

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Even happier

Posted on November 20, 2022

Israel rose to 9th in the 2022 World Happiness Report, issued by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network, which measures healthy life-expectancy, income, social support, freedom, and generosity. Israel moved up three places from last year’s 12th position (see … Continue reading →

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Relatively happy

Posted on March 31, 2021

Israel climbed two spots to 12th in the 2021 World Happiness Report which measured GDP, life-expectancy and opinions in 149 countries. Citizens of 100 countries were surveyed on social support, freedom of life choices, society corruption and generosity. Israel ranked … Continue reading →

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