Spain is the "healthiest country in the world" according to the Bloomberg index: where is Argentina?

Spain has surpbaded Italy and has become the healthiest country in the world, according to the 2019 edition of the Bloomberg Healthiest Country Index, which ranks 169 economies by factors that contribute to overall health.

Thus, it goes from sixth place, occupied in the last edition of this study published in 2017, to the first with an overall score of 92.8 out of 100. Italy goes to second place and is followed by the Iceland, Japan, Switzerland and Sweden. , Australia, Singapore, Norway and Israel.

The index ranks nations according to variables including life expectancy, while imposing penalties for risks such as smoking and obesity. It also takes into account environmental factors, including access to drinking water and sanitation.

Thus, Spain has the highest life expectancy at birth in the European Union and extends only to Japan and Switzerland in the world. , according to UN data. The study points out that in Spain, by 2040, life expectancy will be the longest for nearly 86 years, followed by Japan, Singapore and Switzerland, according to the report. # 39; Institute of Metrics and Health Assessment of the University of Washington.

"Primary care is provided primarily by public service providers, specialized family physicians and nurses, who provide prevention services to children, women and the elderly, as well as acute and chronic care," according to the report. European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies 2018. In Spain, he has seen a decrease in cardiovascular disease and cancer deaths over the last decade.

Meanwhile, Cuba is the best ranked Latin American country in this index: it occupies the number 30 or even more than the United States (35). In fact, Cuba is the only country not to have been clbadified as high income by the World Bank.

As they explain, one of the reasons for the island nation's success may be its focus on preventative care.

Chile and Costa Rica appear to share stage 33; Uruguay in 47; Panama in 50 and Mexico in 53. The 53rd place of Mexico is the one occupied by Argentina last year, this year being 54.

The secret of the best placed countries

Researchers say that eating habits can provide clues to the health status of Spain and Italy, since a "Mediterranean diet, supplemented by oil Extra virgin olive or walnuts, had a lower rate of cardiovascular events than those badigned according to a study conducted by the School of Medicine at the University of Navarre, to which Bloomberg echoes.

In contrast, life expectancy in the United States has been reduced due to deaths from drug overdoses and suicides.

Asia

South Korea has improved seven places out of 17, while China, where 1.4 billion people live, has risen three places out of 52. Life expectancy in China is on the rise to overtake the United States by 2040, according to the report. Institute of Metrics and Health Assessment.

Finally, the sub-Saharan economies accounted for 27 of the 30 most unhealthy countries in the ranking. Haiti, Afghanistan and Yemen were the others. Mauritius ranked 74th in the world, with the lowest rate of communicable disease deaths in an area still affected by infectious mortality.