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Table 4 Health risks and outcomes

From: Similarities and differences between two well-performing healthcare systems: a comparison between the Israeli and the Danish healthcare systems

Subject

Israel

Denmark

Source

Life expectancy at birth

82.9

81.0

[37]

Inf. Mort. Rate/100.000 birth

3.0

3.7

[38]

Mortality 5–14-year-old children /1000/year, 2018 numbers

0.9

0.5

[39]

Age-standardized cancer incidence per 100.000 persons

233.6

340.4

[34]

Potential years of life lost Per 100 000 inhabitants aged 0–69

3300

3900

[40]

Potential years of life lost Per 100 000 inhabitants aged 75 years old

3367.0

3926.3

[41]

Deaths from cancer Per 100 000 persons

171

230

[42]

Age-standardized cardiovascular Mortality/100.000

12.2

13.5

[43]

Cancer deaths attributable to alcohol

4.2%

7.5%

[44]

Annual alcohol intake in citizens above the age of 15

3.0 L/person

9.7 L/person

[45]

Supply kg. Sugar/ year

31.3/person

55.3/person

[46]

Supply kg. Vegetables/ year

156.2/person

100.9/person

[47]

Supply kg. fruit/ year

112.4/person

59.8/person

[48]

Obesity (BMI > 30)

14.7%

16.8%

[49]

Smoking% of + 15 years old

16.9%

16.9%

[50]