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How Many Israelis Smoke? About 20% of Adults in 2024
About 20% of Israeli adults smoked in 2024, one in five, on the Ministry of Health’s own survey figures, a rate unchanged in trend since 2016.
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Health
Life expectancy, national health expenditure and the health of each population group, as the Ministry of Health and the Bureau publish them.
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How Long Do Israelis Wait for Mental Health Care? 6.5 Months at the Health Funds
The State Comptroller recorded a 6.5 month wait at Israel’s health funds, with 90% of the 1,010 people in its own survey seeking no treatment.
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Did Israelis Get Mental Health Care After October 7?
90% of 1,010 people surveyed sought no treatment, the State Comptroller reported in 2025, with about 23,000 of 210,000 evacuees treated.
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How Long Do Israelis Wait to See a Specialist?
290,105 Clalit appointments were booked more than 90 days ahead, on the State Comptroller’s November 2024 audit of waiting times.
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How Much of Israel’s Water Is Monitored? 13.5% of 2,184 Fuel Facilities
13.5% of Israel’s 2,184 known fuel facilities were monitored for water pollution, the State Comptroller reported for November 2020.
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How Many Hospital Beds Does Israel Have? 16,021 in January 2019
The Knesset Research and Information Centre counted 16,021 general hospitalisation beds on establishment in Israel in January 2019, at 45 institutions.
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How Crowded Are Israel’s Children’s Hospital Wards? 91% Mean Occupancy
Israel’s paediatric wards ran at 91% mean occupancy in 2021, on the State Comptroller’s May 2023 audit, with 1,068 budgeted beds in 2020.
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How Long Do Israelis Live? 80.7 Years for Men, 84.8 for Women
Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics published life expectancy of 80.7 years for men and 84.8 for women in 2022, and no single combined figure.