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Israel’s birth rate soars during the war

Posted on November 24, 2024

Israel’s birth rate, the highest among OECD countries at around 3 children per woman (see here previously), has not only defied the global trend of declining births but has also surged during the ongoing conflict, with hospitals reporting up to … Continue reading →

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The highest birth rate in the OECD

Posted on June 30, 2024

A new Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development report shows Israel has the highest birth rate among the top 38 industrialized nations. Israel’s 2.9 is followed by Mexico and France at 1.8. South Korea has only 0.7. OECD birth rates … Continue reading →

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Highest birth rate, lowest C-section rate

Posted on December 27, 2015

The childbirth rate of Israeli women is the highest among the 34 OECD countries, while its rate of cesarean sections is the lowest. The Israeli birth rate of 3.0 compares to the OECD average of 1.7. The Israeli cesarean rate … Continue reading →

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Israel has the highest birth rate in the developed world

Posted on October 19, 2014

At the Jewish New Year 2014, Israel’s population has risen to 8,252,500.  Israel’s birth rate of 3 children per woman is the highest in the developed world.  (The international average is 1.7)  42% of the world’s 14.2 million Jews now … Continue reading →

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Israelis live longer

Posted on January 30, 2022

The latest report of life expectancy for Israeli men is 81 years – 8th in the OECD. For Israeli women it’s 84.8 – 11th in the OECD (see here for previous years). Both exceed the OECD average. Israel’s birth rate … Continue reading →

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A picture of the nation

Posted on July 28, 2019

Positive highlights in the latest Taub Center report include rising standard of living, falling prices, more participation in labor force, low tax rates, high birth rate, improved education results, growth in hi-tech education, low cost of healthcare, reduction in poverty … Continue reading →

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Happy Israel

Posted on June 9, 2013

Daniel Pipes writes that Israelis have plenty of reasons to smile. GDP, birth rate, natural gas, low terror rate, US support, cultural excellence and good diplomatic relations with 156 countries. “Israel’s enemies should give up and find some other country … Continue reading →

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