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    Israel has highest fertility rate in OECD, report finds

    Life expectancy at birth is an average 82.1 years – 80.1 years for men and 84.1 years for women, which is the ninth-highest life expectancy of the countries surveyed.

  • A doctor prepares eggs and sperm for an attempt at artificial insemination

    Prolonged stress, such as war, can reduce fertility in men

    “Mental stress is known to have an adverse effect on fertility... This study shows that prolonged stress can have an effect on sperm quality."

  • Fertility rates

    A dramatic decrease was recorded over the past 10 years in the fertility rates of Arab women, both in the country as a whole and in Jerusalem.

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