Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of patients visited the emergency department by civil status, 2007–2011
| Visitor type | Irregular migrants N = 21,495 (%) | Israeli Citizens N = 528,218 (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | ||||
| Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| Age groups (years) | ||||
| 18–34 | 6839 (54.4) | 4313 (48.3) | 79,752 (30.0) | 77,224 (29.5) |
| 35–49 | 3127 (24.9) | 2038 (22.8) | 57,833 (21.7) | 44,811 (17.1) |
| 50–64 | 1440 (11.5) | 1482 (16.6) | 53,063 (20.0) | 48,735 (18.6) |
| 65+ | 1161 (9.2) | 1095 (12.3) | 75,564 (28.3) | 91,236 (34.8) |
| Male: female ratio | ||||
| 18–34 | 1.6 | 1.0 | ||
| 35–49 | 1.5 | 1.3 | ||
| 50–64 | 1.0 | 1.1 | ||
| 65+ | 1.1 | 0.8 | ||
| Overall | 1.4 | 1.0 | ||
| Area of origin | ||||
| Asia and Oceania | 536 (4.3) | 825 (9.2) | 2488 (0.9) | 3044 (1.2) |
| East Europe | 494 (3.9) | 572 (6.4) | 58,763 (22.1) | 69,726 (26.6) |
| West Europe | 637 (5.0) | 552 (6.2) | 7710 (2.9) | 9800 (3.7) |
| North Africa and the Middle East | 162 (1.3) | 61 (0.7) | 31,112 (11.7) | 32,147 (12.3) |
| Horn of Africa | 2916 (23.2) | 743 (8.3) | 1409 (0.5) | 1030 (0.4) |
| Africa, south of the Sahara | 446 (3.5) | 259 (2.9) | 852 (0.3) | 790 (0.3) |
| America | 486 (3.9) | 476 (5.3) | 5676 (2.1) | 6701 (2.6) |
| Israel | – | – | 155,787 (58.5) | 136,754 (52.2) |
| Unregistered | 6890 (54.8) | 5440 (60.9) | 2415 (0.9) | 2014 (0.7) |
| Residential district | ||||
| Northern Israel | 104 (0.8) | 53 (0.6) | 12,264 (4.6) | 7468 (2.9) |
| Jerusalem | 135 (1.1) | 111 (1.2) | 4898 (1.8) | 3213 (1.2) |
| Tel Aviv | 9718 (77.3) | 7523 (84.3) | 208,394 (78.3) | 215,456 (82.2) |
| Central Israel | 465 (3.7) | 295 (3.3) | 31,998 (12) | 28,644 (10.9) |
| Southern Israel | 195 (1.6) | 87 (1) | 8111 (3) | 6777 (2.6) |
| Unknown | 1950 (15.5) | 859 (9.6) | 547 (0.2) | 448 (0.2) |