Public insurance for dental care for chidren
National Policy for Improving Women's Nutrition
Development of Spiritual Care Services in Israel
Aggregate Indicators
Human Development Index Rank
15
WHO Health System Performance Rank, estimates for 1997 (World Health Report 2000)
28
Demographic and Health Indicators
Population size in 2009
7.4 Mio
Percentage of population over 65 years in 2009
10 %
Percentage of population over 80 in 1990, 2000 and 2009
1.8 / 2.2 / 2.7 %
Crude birth rate in 2007
20.0 per 1000 people
Population growth rate 2009
1.8%
Population living in urban areas 2009
91.7 %
Life Expectancy
At birth (2007), m/f
78.7 / 82.4 years
At age 65 (2007)
18.1 / 20.2 %
At age 80 (2006)
8.9 / 9.4 %
Main causes of mortality
Expectation of lost healthy years at birth (2002), m/f
6.9 / 9 years
Total National Expenditure on Health
As share of GDP in 2008
8.0 %
Purchasing power parity per capita in 2008
2288 US$ int. PPP
Percentage of Total Expenditure on Health (Distribution of Funding Sources)
Public expenditure on health in 2007
55.9 %
Social security schemes expenditure in 2008
37.7 %
General government spending on health in 2007
15.5 %
Private expenditure in 2007
41.6 %
Private insurance expenditure in 2007
6.1 %
Out-of-pocket expenditure in 2007
All other private funds expenditure in 2004
Per Capita Expenditure
Expenditure on in-patient care per capita, PPP in 2007
669 US$ int. PPP
Expenditure on out-patient care per capita, PPP in 2007
880 US$ PPP
Expenditure on pharmaceuticals per capita, PPP in 2007
Health Infrastructure
In-patient care beds per 1000 inhabitants in 2007
3.6
Average length of stay in beddays in 2007
4.4
Practising physicians per 1000 inhabitants in 2007
3.36
Doctors? consultations per capita in 2007
OECD Long-Term Care Statistics
Public spending on long-term care as % of total health expenditure in 2008
Percentage of Elderly Population Receiving Help
Percentage of population aged 65 and over cared for in institutions in 2008
1.6 %
Percentage of population aged 65 receiving formal help at home in 2008
20.1 %
