The Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Dashboard helps patients and other stakeholders understand the facts about the disease and the gaps in the delivery of RA care and treatment in Israel.
Israel
General health information
Total population
Life expectancy men
Life expectancy women
9.3 million1
80.7 years2
84.8 years2
Annual health
expenditure
Obesity
(% of population)
Smokers
(% of population)
$44.8 billion3
35.4%4
20%5
Arthritis in Israel
Total people living
with arthritis
Women
Men
Frequency (per 1,000 persons per year)
Estimated people living
with arthritis in 2040
Arthritis cost to society (health care costs and loss to economy)
Unreported
Unreported
Unreported
Unreported
Unreported
Unreported
Models of Rheumatoid Arthritis Care
Standardized model
of care
Number of rheumatologists
per 75,000 population
Time to RA diagnosis after experiencing first symptoms (% of patients within 1 month)
RA patient time wait time for first rheumatologist visit
(% of patients longer than 3 months)
No
Unreported
25%6
13%6
RA in Israel
Total people living with RA
Women
Men
Frequency (per 1,000 persons per year)
Estimated people living with RA in 2040
RA cost to society
(health care costs and loss to economy)
Unreported
Unreported
Unreported
Unreported
Unreported
Unreported
Barriers to virtual care
Lack of digital skills
Access to internet
Cost of Electronics
Language
Data Sources
1 Central bureau of statistics. Population of Israel on the Eve of 2022.
https://www.cbs.gov.il/en/mediarelease/Pages/2021/Population-of-Israel-on-the-Eve-of-2022.aspx
2 Central bureau of statistics. Mortality and life expectancy.
https://www.cbs.gov.il/he/subjects/Pages/%D7%AA%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%AA%D7%94-%D7%95%D7%AA%D7%95%D7%97%D7%9C%D7%AA-%D7%97%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9D.aspx
3 Ministry of Health. Budgeting of the health system in Israel and analysis of the budget proposal
https://www.gov.il/blobFolder/policy/state-budget-main-2021-2022/he/state-budget_2021-2022_state-budget-main-2021-2022-file.pdf
4 Ministry of Health. Monitoring obesity in periodic national health surveys.
https://www.health.gov.il/UnitsOffice/ICDC/HealthAndLifestyle/Overweight_Obesity/Pages/ObesityInHealthSurvey.aspx
5 Ministry of Health. A compilation of data for 2022 Non-Smoking Day
https://www.gov.il/he/departments/news/30052022-02
6 Global RA Network. Patient Experiences of Rheumatoid Arthritis Models of Care: An International Survey.
https://globalranetwork.org/project/global-ra-network-survey/