Epstein L, Strulov A
Isr J Med Sci. 1986 Mar-Apr;22(3-4):301-6.
Mortality from ischemic heart disease (IHD) and cerebrovascular disease (CVD) has continued to fall in Israel during the period 1978-82. Proportionally, the fall has been 27.5% in males and 34.4% in females for IHD and 37.0 and 40.4% for CVD. There are few data available in Israel that can explain this decline, and it is doubtful whether it is due to any major attempt to change risk factor status. A top priority at this stage would seem to be the development of an information system (including data collection and processing) on a national level that will provide the opportunity for future assessment of the significance of change in such mortality. The need for future major intervention programs should be determined on the basis of such morbidity and mortality data.
1978 - 1982年期间，以色列缺血性心脏病（IHD）和脑血管疾病（CVD）的死亡率持续下降。按比例计算，IHD男性死亡率下降了27.5%，女性下降了34.4%；CVD男性下降了37.0%，女性下降了40.4%。以色列几乎没有可用数据能解释这种下降情况，而且这种下降是否归因于改变风险因素状况的任何重大举措也值得怀疑。现阶段的首要任务似乎是在国家层面开发一个信息系统（包括数据收集和处理），这将为未来评估此类死亡率变化的意义提供机会。未来重大干预项目的必要性应根据此类发病率和死亡率数据来确定。
