In Israel, as in all western countries, the life expectancy of women is higher than that of men. In comparison with 23 other Western countries, the life expectancy of Israeli women was ranked 20th, while Israeli men were ranked 5th. For Jewish women, the average is 2.6, and for Moslem women, 4.6. Israel has one of the highest ratios of assisted reproduction facilities per population in the world. Cancer Cancer is the second leading cause of mortality in Israel, among both women and men, and the leading cause of death in those aged 25-64.
Breast cancer is the most commonly occurring cancer among women in Israel.
The age-adjusted incidence of breast cancer in Jewish Israeli women is among the highest in the world. Heart Disease Heart disease is the leading cause of death in Israeli women, as it is in men. In 1995, heart disease was responsible for almost one third of all deaths among women. The number of battered women in Israel is estimated to be about 200,000. This is assumed to be an underestimate of the actual rate.