Thanks to a healthy diet, clean water, good healthcare system and healthy lifestyles which include low levels of smoking, Icelanders rank among the healthiest people in the world. According to the Bloomberg health index, Icelanders are the second healthiest people in the world while Italians are healthiest.
Italians have their olives, Icelanders the fish!
The Bloomberg health index grades 163 countries based on variables such as life expectancy, causes of death and health risks ranging from high blood pressure and tobacco use to malnutrition and the availability of clean water.
Read more: The Icelandic diet of fresh fish and high quality meat is the healthiest in the world
Italy, Iceland, Switzerland, Singapore and Australia occupy the top five most-healthy countries in the index. Iceland has a health Index score of 91.21. The UK comes in 23rd place and the US 34th place.
Italy‘s place at the top is explained by a healthy diet rich in vegetables, a high number of doctors, low levels of obesity and the good physical shape the average Italian is in. Life expectancy in Italy is 84.6, while Icelanders can expect to live to 83.7 years old.
Thanks to a healthy diet, clean water, good healthcare system and healthy lifestyles which include low levels of smoking, Icelanders rank among the healthiest people in the world. According to the Bloomberg health index, Icelanders are the second healthiest people in the world while Italians are healthiest.
Italians have their olives, Icelanders the fish!
The Bloomberg health index grades 163 countries based on variables such as life expectancy, causes of death and health risks ranging from high blood pressure and tobacco use to malnutrition and the availability of clean water.
Read more: The Icelandic diet of fresh fish and high quality meat is the healthiest in the world
Italy, Iceland, Switzerland, Singapore and Australia occupy the top five most-healthy countries in the index. Iceland has a health Index score of 91.21. The UK comes in 23rd place and the US 34th place.
Italy‘s place at the top is explained by a healthy diet rich in vegetables, a high number of doctors, low levels of obesity and the good physical shape the average Italian is in. Life expectancy in Italy is 84.6, while Icelanders can expect to live to 83.7 years old.
