The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/statistics/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:22:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png statistics | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/statistics/ 32 32 A nation under strain: Official data tracks rise of depression, stress in year after Oct 7 https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-nation-under-strain-official-data-tracks-rise-of-depression-stress-in-year-after-oct-7/ Mon, 26 Jan 2026 15:33:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3741610 Government statistics highlight worsening mental health, declining trust and rising emigration among general population in months after Hamas's attack

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]]> Tel Aviv University team wins international $1 million statistics prize https://www.timesofisrael.com/tel-aviv-university-team-wins-international-1-million-statistics-prize/ Wed, 07 Aug 2024 10:24:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3349299 Professors Yoav Benjamini, Daniel Yekutieli, Ruth Heller awarded prestigious Rousseeuw Prize for Statistics for their work on methodology for discovering errors in large datasets

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]]> Ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day, Israel home to 165,000 Holocaust survivors https://www.timesofisrael.com/ahead-of-holocaust-remembrance-day-israel-home-to-165000-holocaust-survivors/ Mon, 25 Apr 2022 18:29:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2751209 Survivors' average age is 85, according to the Foundation for the Welfare of Holocaust Victims; about 7,500 survivors live alone and in poor conditions

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]]> The new G20 women’s group leader is an Italian Jew who revolutionized statistics https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-new-g20-womens-group-leader-is-an-italian-jew-who-revolutionized-statistics/ Wed, 31 Mar 2021 00:44:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2500190 Gender studies pioneer Linda Laura Sabbadini re-envisioned her field through a human lens; now she's advocating on behalf of women to the world's most influential heads of state

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]]> Data whiz picks Oscar wins using ‘same spirit with which we approach religion’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/data-whiz-picks-oscar-wins-using-same-spirit-with-which-we-approach-religion/ Sat, 08 Feb 2020 14:25:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2236982 Ben Zauzmer, 26, a baseball analyst for the Los Angeles Dodgers, predicted 20 out of 21 winners last year. Think of him as the Nate Silver of Oscars night

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]]> New local Israeli stats show birth rates, mortality, taxes, and much more https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-stats-show-israeli-life-death-and-taxes-on-a-local-level/ Sun, 30 Jun 2019 17:11:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2103284 Israel by the numbers: Joblessness is highest in Bnai Brak; 50.1 of Tel Avivians rent their homes; Kfar Shmaryahu uses the most water

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]]> Numbers game: Do Jewish leaders manipulate existential fears with statistics? https://www.timesofisrael.com/numbers-game-do-jewish-leaders-manipulate-existential-fears-with-statistics/ Thu, 13 Apr 2017 01:08:58 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1582938 Eclectic essays explore Ben-Gurion's experimentation with demographic eugenics, and the Jewish ardor -- and abhorrence -- for taking stock

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]]> The (ir)rational fear of terror https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-irrational-fear-of-terror/ Fri, 03 Mar 2017 12:23:14 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1573042 The fact that the odds are against being a victim of terrorism does little to beef up anyone's sense of security

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]]> Israel at 68 online: Connected, curious, and a bit apprehensive https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-at-68-online-connected-curious-and-a-bit-apprehensive/ Fri, 13 May 2016 10:57:20 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1391530 Vast majority see the web as an invaluable resource, study finds, although there are some concerns as well

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]]> No Israelis killed last month in terror attacks, in first since August https://www.timesofisrael.com/no-israelis-killed-last-month-in-attacks-in-first-since-august/ Fri, 06 May 2016 08:08:01 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1387851 91 of 115 attacks in April involved firebombs, Shin Bet says; 16 of 18 injured were hurt in Jerusalem bus bombing

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]]> Sanders: Poverty in Baltimore rivals West Bank, N. Korea https://www.timesofisrael.com/sanders-poverty-in-baltimore-rivals-west-bank-n-korea/ Sun, 24 Apr 2016 18:49:24 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1381256 Democratic presidential candidate says infant mortality rate in two neighborhoods worse than among Palestinians

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]]> Nearly half of all Palestinian terrorists are aged 20 or less — Shin Bet https://www.timesofisrael.com/nearly-half-of-all-palestinian-terrorists-are-aged-20-or-less/ Mon, 15 Feb 2016 19:14:35 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1340656 24 attackers between October and February were female; 9 were Arab Israelis and 36 East Jerusalemites, security service's stats show

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]]> Where have all the tourists gone? They’re right here https://www.timesofisrael.com/where-have-all-the-tourists-gone-theyre-right-here/ Mon, 15 Feb 2016 17:38:55 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1340626 Despite war, terror, and worldwide economic turmoil, visitors are still making their way to Israel -- in droves, says the Tourism Ministry's spokesperson

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]]> Inspired by Gaza war, Eitan surges as Israeli baby name choice https://www.timesofisrael.com/inspired-by-gaza-war-eitan-surges-as-baby-name-choice/ Sun, 27 Dec 2015 21:37:48 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1310008 Mohammed and Noa continued to top list in 2014, according to figures released Sunday

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]]> Spending at PM’s residence drops 17% in 2014 https://www.timesofisrael.com/spending-at-pms-residence-drops-17-in-2014/ Mon, 17 Aug 2015 16:44:57 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1234742 Upkeep for official apartment cost NIS 2 million ($523,000) in 2014, down from NIS 2.4 million ($628,000) in 2013

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