Spain : The world`s healthiest country
The Mediterranean diet helps residents to live longer. – Spain has in fact taken over from Italy. Spain has risen from sixth place in the last assessment published 2 years ago to reach top spot. Eating habits have been signalled as one of the main factors in the good health rnjoyed by residents in the country.
“Mediterranean diet, supplemented with extra-virgin oil and/or nuts, had a lower rate of major cardiovascular events than those asigned to a reduced-fat diet”
Spain has the highest life expectancy at birth among European Union nations and trails only Japan and Switzerland globally according to UN.
By 2040 the country is forecast to have the highest lifespan, at almost 86 years, followed by Japan, Singapore and Switzerland. They highlight a decline the past decade in cardiovascular diseases and deaths from cancer in Spain. It also takes into consideration environmental factors including access to clean water and sanitation.
5 other European nations were amongst the top 10 in 2019:
Italy (2. place) Iceland (3rd) Switzerland (5th) Sweden (6th) Norway (9th) with the UK back (19th) and Ireland (20th). – Japan was the healthiest Asian nation, jumping 3 places from the 2017 survey into (4th). Australia and Israel occupied (7th) and (10th place) respectively
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