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Jerusalem Post
May. 14, 2002
Male life expectancy 76.6, female 80.4
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

With Israeli men enjoying the second highest life expectancy in the =
world (an average of 76.6) and women 80.4 (but ranked only 10th) - has =
this country discovered the secret to the fountain of youth?=20

Not really, said Prof. Manfred Green, director of the Health Ministry's =
Center for Disease Control, which keeps its eye on infectious and =
non-infectious disorders from which Israelis suffer - and die.=20

Although there seem to be many octogenarians and even more than 600 =
centenarians (some of whom were received by President Moshe Katsav =
yesterday), "it's more the lack of certain conditions that cause high =
mortality abroad."=20

For example, because of the relatively low rate of alcoholism here =
compared to Europe and the US, mortality from chronic liver disease is =
significantly lower, only 7.4 deaths in men and 3.3 in women per 100,000 =
residents, compared to 28.4 and 11.4 respectively in Germany and 20.31 =
and 8.51 in the EU as a whole.=20

In addition, Green explained, deaths from trauma, accidents, and =
violence are still much rarer here than abroad. Israelis are also less =
likely to contract cancer than Europeans, 189 and 149 per 100,000 men =
and women respectively here, compared to 273 and 123 in France.=20

The differences in life expectancy among the Western countries is not so =
great, just a couple of years, added Green, so the influences are hard =
to measure.=20

Green could not say whether Jewish genes help protect Jewish Israelis =
against premature death, as "I don't know of statistics comparing those =
of Diaspora Jews with those of Israeli Jews. But Israeli Arabs live =
considerably longer than Arabs in neighboring countries, primarily =
because of much better living conditions," he said.

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Not really, said Prof. Manfred Green, director of the Health =
Ministry's=20
Center for Disease Control, which keeps its eye on infectious and =
non-infectious=20
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Although there seem to be many octogenarians and even more than 600=20
centenarians (some of whom were received by President Moshe Katsav =
yesterday),=20
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abroad."=20
For example, because of the relatively low rate of alcoholism here =
compared=20
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significantly=20
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compared=20
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violence are=20
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to=20
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Myron Kaisides

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Green could not say whether Jewish genes help protect Jewish Israelis

against premature death,

*** Ma logiko einai, milame gia ton "periousio" lao, o opoios apokalei
olon ton planhth "ratsistes", alla oi idioi psacnoun gia idiaitera gonidia.

as "I don't know of statistics comparing those of Diaspora Jews with those
of Israeli Jews. But Israeli Arabs live considerably longer than Arabs in
neighboring countries, primarily because of much better living conditions,"
he said.

*** Nomizw oti ecoun valei kai oi evraioi to ceraki tous gia ton
camhlotero meso oro zwhs twn Aravwn gyrw tous. Toses sfages voh9hsan, pws na
to

kanoume.

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neighboring countries, primarily because of much better living =

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Peter G. Petropoulos

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