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Israel Makes Major Gains in Raising Life Expectancy


(Jerusalem Post) Judy Siegel-Itzkovich - The life expectancy of Jewish Israelis has increased significantly over the last 30 years and is longer on average than in the OECD countries. Even Israeli Arabs now live noticeably longer on average than Americans. Life expectancy in the U.S. grew by 4 years since 1980, and in the rest of the OECD it grew by 6 years. But for Israelis, both Jews and Arabs, the gain was over 7 years.
2010-09-29 09:06:25
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