In 2022, Israel reported a total of 57,233 individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. This equates to approximately 6 people per 1,000 of the population or one in 167. Of those diagnosed, about 77% were male and 81% were under the age of 18. Additionally, it was found that 92% of those diagnosed with autism were Jewish. Among Jewish individuals, about 42% had an Ashkenazi father while 26% had a Sephardic father. Furthermore, out of those diagnosed with autism, around 46% had at least one additional disability and nearly 9% had two or more diagnoses.
Over the past two decades, the number of individuals diagnosed with autism has seen a significant increase in Israel. For instance, among those born in 2000, there were only around 4.5 children per thousand diagnosed compared to approximately 22.2 children per thousand among those born in 2018. The rate of diagnosis also varied based on gender and ethnicity. Jewish boys saw a particularly large increase from around
