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In Jerusalem, people live longer and fewer people die of cancer than in the rest of the cities and towns in Israel.

Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat (third from left)
SETTING AN EXAMPLE Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat (third from left) leads residents of the city on an early-morning jog Photo: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90

These were the conclusions of a report for a project called Jerusalem, a Healthy City, with data compiled from 2011-2015.

 

The health study also included the differences among age groups and various classes of the population, including Jews and non-Jews. Some 37 percent of Jerusalem residents over the age of 22 are non-Jews, 19 percent are ultra-Orthodox Jews and the remaining 44 percent are Jews.

 

The vast majority of Jerusalemites, 80 percent, feel safe in the city. Twenty-five percent of Jews here regard themselves as being secular compared to 43 percent in the country as a whole. Non-religious Jews in the city, aged between 45 and 64, are more likely to be overweight than elsewhere in the country. At the same time, far fewer ultra-Orthodox Jews in Jerusalem are overweight, just 13 percent.

 

Physical exercise during leisure time is not a priority for the population of the Holy City. Just 34 percent work out at...

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