Greece vs Israel: Health care - Regions — Practising nurses
Health care - Regions — Practising nurses over time
- Greece
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 5.55 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 3.85 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Greece, a difference of 1.7 Per 1 000 inhabitants.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.4 times Greece's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.
Greece ranks 23rd and Israel ranks 21st of 25 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.21 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 5.14 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.94 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Israel |
| 2010s | 3.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 4.78 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.45 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Israel |
| 2020s | 3.76 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 5.38 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1.61 Per 1 000 inhabitants | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health care - regions — practising nurses, Greece or Israel?
- Israel, at 5.55 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 3.85 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Greece as of 2023.
- What is the difference in health care - regions — practising nurses between Greece and Israel?
- 1.7 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Israel?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Israel rank globally for health care - regions — practising nurses?
- Greece ranks 23rd and Israel ranks 21st of 25 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Health care - Regions — Practising nurses. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset provides indicators on healthcare resources in large regions (TL2), and small regions (TL3) when data is available. Indicators include doctor, practising nurses, hospital beds and hospital discharges. Data definition and source Doctors (physicians) are usually generalists who assume responsibility for the provision of continuing care to individuals and families, or specialists such as paediatricians, obstetricians/gynaecologists, psychiatrists, medical specialists and surgical specialists. Practising nurses provide services directly to patients, it includes: professional nurses, associate professional nurses, foreign nurses licensed to practice and actively practising in the country. It excludes midwives unless they work most of the time as nurses. Hospital beds are all hospital beds which are regularly maintained and staffed and immediately available for the care of admitted patients. They include beds in all hospitals, including general hospitals, mental health and substance abuse hospitals, and other specialty hospitals; occupied and unoccupied beds. The three indicators above are measured per 1 000 inhabitants. Hospital discharge is the formal release of a patient from a hospital, here for all causes of diseases (A00-Z99) and all hospitals. It includes discharges from all hospitals, including general hospitals (HP.1.1), mental health hospitals (HP.1.2), and other specialised hospitals (HP.1.3) ; Deaths in hospital ; Transfers to another hospital ; Discharges of healthy newborns. This indicator is measured per 100 000 inhabitants. Data is collected from Eurostat (reg_hlth) for EU countries and via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites. Definition of regions Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid (pdf) and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table (xlsx). Cite this dataset OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database http://oe.cd/geostats. Further information OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email RegionStat@oecd.org.