title: Ischemic heart disease in Israel: changes over 30 years.
abstract: As in most of the industralized nations of the world, ischemic heart disease is the major cause of death in the adult population of Israel. The first two and a half decades since the founding of the State in 1948 were typified by a constant rise in morbidity and mortality from this disease in all ethnic groups in this heterogeneous population. Major changes in health-related behavior in the immigrant groups resulted in a rise in the disease rates that ranked this country among those with the highest incidence rates in the world. Since 1972-74 there is evidence of a fall in mortality in all ethnic groups. There is less conclusive evidence of a possible fall in morbidity as reflected by hospital admissions. These reductions are too recent for their full significance and the possible factors involved to be clear.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000352:Africa, Northern / Q000208:ethnology; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001208:Asia / Q000208:ethnology; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D005060:Europe / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000453:epidemiology; D012737:Sex Factors