Table 1 Population, number and percent of hospitalized casualties age 65+ by ethnicity, in 2016
From: Achieving ethnic equality in the Israel trauma healthcare system: the case of the elderly population
| Total | Jews | Arabs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | |||
| Total | 8,546,000 | 6,768,500 | 1,775,000 |
| Age 65+ | 958,600 | 879,100 | 79,600 |
| Percent from the entire population | 11.2% | 13.0% | 4.5% |
| Hospitalized casualties | |||
| Total | 38,546 | 27,434 | 11,112 |
| Age 65+ | 11,967 | 10,897 | 1070 |
| Percent from the entire hospitalized casualties1 | 31.0% | 39.7% | 9.6% |
| Rate per 1000 population2 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 13.4 |