
Spread of COVID-19 in Israel
Current incidence in the week ending 06/04/2023: 3.7 new infections per 100,000 populationSince the beginning of the pandemic until June 4th, 2023, a total of 4,826,031 infected people and 12,527 deaths have been reported in Israel.
The total of 4,826,031 infected people currently represents 55.76 percent of the total population. The number of new infections during the seven days preceding June 4th, 2023, was 323, for a 7-day incidence of 3.7 cases per 100,000 population. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, this results in a mortality rate of about 0.3 percent in Israel.
Current vaccination status
According to official WHO data, a total of 15.03 million vaccine doses have been administered as of June 5th, 2022. More recent data are not yet available to WHO. There are 7.06 million people who have received at least one vaccination (81.5 percent). The booster vaccination was received by 1.59 million people (18.3 percent).6.39 million of these are considered fully vaccinated in Israel (= 73.8 percent).
This means that Israel is still among the fairly good midfield countries in terms of vaccination coverage. The vaccination rate is higher in 71 countries.
Weight and size
Male | Female | |
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Body height | 176 cm | 162 cm |
BMI | 27.7 | 27.1 |
Weight | 85.4 kg | 71.1 kg |
Diseases
Israel | Ø worldwide | |
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Diabetes * | 9.70% | 8.81% |
Tuberculosis | 0.03‰ | 1.34‰ |
HIV / Aids | 0.01% | 0.03% |
* The number of people suffering from diabetes refers only to inhabitants aged between 20 and 79 years.
Child vaccinations
Israel | Ø worldwide | |
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Measles | 99.0% | 81.7% |
Hepatitis B | 0.10% | 0.08% |
DTP * | 9.80% | 8.14% |
* DTP is a combined basic vaccination against diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus, which should be given to children up to the age of 23 months.
In Israel, 21.2 percent of all over 15-year-olds are still smokers.
Medical supplies

With about 30,100 physicians in Israel, there are about 3.22 doctors per 1000 inhabitants. Here again the comparison: worldwide this standard is 1.50 physicians per 1,000 inhabitants and in the EU is 3.57.
Through medical care, the mortality of major known diseases can be reduced to an above-average extent. For example, only about 9 percent of all people who suffer from cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases or chylomicron retention disease (CRD) currently die.