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. 2010 Jul 29;5(7):e11854. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0011854

Table 1. Composition of population in sample and in survey area, by age and sex for the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

Occupied Palestinian Territories West Bank Gaza
Survey area (N)* Examined (n) Survey area(N)* Examined(n) Survey area(N)* Examined(n)
Age group
50–59 y 141,900 (42.5%) 1,625 (45.4%) 94,500 (42.1%) 1,052 (45.9%) 47,400 (43.6%) 573 (44.4%)
60–69 y 110,600 (33.2%) 1,002 (28.0%) 73,500 (32.8%) 612 (26.7%) 37,100 (34.1%) 390 (30.2%)
70–79 y 57,000 (17.1%) 674 (18.8%) 39,500 (17.6%) 432 (18.9%) 17,500 (16.1%) 242 (18.8%)
80+ y 23,900 (7.2%) 278 (7.8%) 17,000 (7.6%) 194 (8.5%) 6,900 (6.3%) 84 (6.5%)
Men 148300 (44.5%) 1,618 (45.2%) 100,400 (44.8%) 1,036 (45.2%) 47,800 (43.9%) 582 (45.1%)
Women 185100 (55.5%) 1,961 (54.8%) 124,000 (55.2%) 1,254 (54.8%) 61,100 (56.1%) 707 (54.8%)
Total 333,400 3,579 224,000 2,290 109,000 1,289

*Source: Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics [4], [16].