The new data for 2023 include follow-up data to the first report published (for 2021 data), and, for the first time, also include data by population group (Haredi, Arab, or General), as well as data on the use of sleep and anxiety medications and antidepressants.
It is well established that cultural factors, health literacy, access to healthcare services, and potentially even the quality of services provided to people from certain socioeconomic groups, population groups, or different localities may influence adherence to quality measures and, moreover, their health status.
Reports such as this one aim to reflect disparities across as many dimensions as possible, in order to help focus efforts on reducing these disparities and improving the health of the population as a whole.