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| By: israelinsider staff and partners |
| Published: May 17, 2005 |
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According to 2004 statistics recently published by the Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute, life expectancy in Israel ranks among the highest in the world.
The life expectancy rate of Israeli men is among the highest of all developed countries and stands just one year below Japan's, which holds the highest life expectancy rate in the world.
However, the life expectancy rate of Israeli women remains four years lower than Japan's and places Israel 18th in the world in this category.
Also, the life expectancy rate among Jews is higher than that of the Arab population: Jewish males live an average of three years longer than Arab males, while Jewish women live four years longer than Arab women on average.
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Living it up
- (Ynetnews)
05.17.2005
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