Saturday,
May 19, 2007
Italy High in Longevity; US in 33rd place,
tied with Cuba
WHO,
the World Health Organization released figures on longevity in various
countries World Wide
MEN: San Marino (the mountainous enclave in northeast
Italy)
led the men, at 80 years, followed by Australia,
Iceland, Japan, Sweden
and Switzerland at 79 years
and then Canada, Israel, Italy, Monaco and Singapore at 78. France was tied for 12th place at 77 years with
a group of countries including New Zealand
and Britain.
Germany was at 76 years, and
the United States was tied
with Cuba
and other countries for 33rd place at 75.
WOMEN: Females in Japan who traditionally lead the world tables have a life expectancy of 86. Monaco, 85 years, and Andorra,
Australia, France,
Italy, San Marino, Spain
and Switzerland
at 84. Canada tied Iceland and Sweden
at 83 years for women, and Germany
was in a group at 82 years. Britain
came in at 81 years and the United States
tied for 32nd place with Costa Rica
and Denmark
at 80 years.
Longevity
is considered to be based largely on Diet, followed by level of Health
Care available, use of Tobacco, and high rates of diseases like HIV/AIDS
and Tuberculosis.
Diet
of course means forms of nutrition, but in the case of the USA coming in 33rd tied with Cuba, must be
tied to USA Obesity!!!!!!
Maternal
mortality rate was best in Ireland
with 5 out of 100,000 live births, followed by Italy, Spain, Finland,
Canada and
Austria
at five.
Infant
mortality rates were not mentioned in the article for Italy or the USA.
WHO: Men in Italy, Women in Japan live longest
GENEVA A boy born in the mountainous enclave of San Marino in northeast Italy will likely live to 80, the world's
longest male life expectancy, but newborn girls in Japan and 30 other countries have
even better prospects, the World Health Organization said Friday.
But
Sierra Leone registered the
shortest male life expectancy at 37 years the same as for girls in Swaziland, the
bottom of the female list, according to WHO's
"World Health Statistics 2007."
Females
in Japan
who traditionally lead the world
tables have a life expectancy of
86, the same as in last year's WHO statistics.
San Marino men, who were tied with
Japanese men last year at 79, have added a year to go ahead.
WHO
said the life expectancy figures were based on 2005, the latest year available.
It said statistics kept by its 193 member countries may vary in some cases because
it had computed the figures itself to ensure compatibility.
Following
San Marino on the male side
were Australia, Iceland, Japan,
Sweden and Switzerland at 79 years and then Canada, Israel,
Italy, Monaco and Singapore at 78. France was tied for 12th place at 77 years with
a group of countries including New Zealand
and Britain.
Germany was at 76 years, and
the United States was tied
with Cuba
and other countries for 33rd place at 75.
Countries
with long-lived women include Monaco,
85 years, and Andorra, Australia, France,
Italy, San Marino, Spain
and Switzerland
at 84. Canada tied Iceland and Sweden
at 83 years for women, and Germany
was in a group at 82 years. Britain
came in at 81 years and the United States
tied for 32nd place with Costa Rica
and Denmark
at 80 years.
Afghanistan is the toughest place for
babies to survive, with an infant mortality rate of 165 in 1,000 live
births, compared with the two babies who die per 1,000 born in Singapore or Iceland.
But
Sierra Leone is worse than Afghanistan for
mothers' survival, with a maternal mortality rate of 2,000 per 100,000
live births. The rate for Afghanistan
was 1,900. Ireland did best
at four deaths, followed by Spain, Italy,
Finland, Canada and Austria at five deaths.
Diet
is often given as a major factor in life expectancy, but the report did not
give specific reasons for each country's showing. However, it noted that many
of the countries that fared badly spent much less money on health.
It
also noted that tobacco use had a "high prevalence among the world's
poorest people," and suggested that the low life expectancy in some
countries could be linked to high rates of diseases like HIV/AIDS and
tuberculosis.
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