There are more fertility clinics in Israel per capita than in any other country, and the highest per capita rate of IVF procedures. According to Treasury statistics, Israel provides 3,400 treatments per one million people, compared with 300 in England. Nearly 5 per cent of babies born in Israel today are test-tube babies, against 1 per cent in Britain. There are no waiting lists: once the problem has been isolated, treatment begins.In Israel, unlike most other countries, the government will also pay for an unlimited number of IVF cycles. In England: you get one.
The explanation, of course, is a comination of demographic pressures and religious sensibilities. I recall reading somewhere, however, that Israel also has one of the highest infertility rates in the Western World -- does anyone have any stats?
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