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Selected Health For All Indicators 2003
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Preface
This publication presents Health Indicators in Israel as they have been presented at the end of the year 2003 to the WHO European area. The purpose is to update the HFA (Health for All) database that includes indicators about the health system and the health of the population of each country.
The Health Information Department in the Ministry of Health, which serves as the focal point for health statistics, annually reports health indicators to the European desk of the WHO in Copenhagen.
The document deals with new definitions that were defined at the WHO from the year 2000.
Data collection and updating was made during the year 2003.
Sources of the data include various departments of the Ministry of Health, the Central Bureau of Statistics, and the National Insurance Institute.
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This document contains two sections:
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· Health indicators - definitions sources
of data and data for selected years
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· Health indicators for the years 1990-2002
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It is possible to download an updated version of the HFA software from the WHO European site at the address – www.who.dk
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Ziona Haklai
Director of Health Information Department
Jerusalem, Israel
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