Open AccessGenetics and genomic medicine in I srael
Author(s) -
Zlotogora Joël
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
molecular genetics and genomic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.765
H-Index - 29
ISSN - 2324-9269
DOI - 10.1002/mgg3.73
Subject(s) - genomic medicine , genetics , medicine , computational biology , biology , bioinformatics
The State of Israel that was declared independent in 1948 is a country that is ∼450 km in length and 180 km at its maximum width (Fig. 1). At the end of 2012 there were 7,984,500 inhabitants in Israel among which 5,999,600 (75.1%) were Jews, 1,387,600 (17.4%) Muslim Arabs, 158,400 (2.0%) Christian Arabs, and 131,500 (1.6%) Druzes (Statistical Abstracts of Israel 2013). In 2012, there were 170,940 live births among which 125,409 (73.4%) were Jews, 36,041 (21.1%) Muslim Arabs, 2610 (1.5%) Christian Arabs, and 2371 (1.4%) Druze. Figure 1 Map of Israel. Most of the population lives in the coastal area and, in particular, in the Tel Aviv region. The Jewish population is located primarily in cities, whereas the Arab population mostly resides in small towns and villages.