Canada #1 Healthiest Country In The World (Global Wellness Index)

[Varys 30,916]

2 minutes ago, Economy said:

Life expectancy is just one of the measures... It's also not just physical health

I know but I thought that even with one criteria where they are the best in they would be atleast at the bottom off that list

I just think think that list is strange and doesn't make much sense to me tbh 

[Economy 52,860]

7 minutes ago, Varys said:

I know but I thought that even with one criteria where they are the best in they would be atleast at the bottom off that list

I just think think that list is strange and doesn't make much sense to me tbh 

Ok I don't have specific statistics for the stuff I'm about to say but based on what I know about Japan I'm not completely surprised it doesn't rank high

 

Japanese eat healthier than in rest of developed world and that may explain the high life expectancy but Japan also has one of the oldest demographics in the world. It would not surprise me if their healthcare system is severely strained and so access isn't the greatest.

 

Also Japan may be advanced technologically but ironically in some ways they are quite conservative. Female labor force participation is unusually low among developed world and adults that support LGBT is also lower than in most Nations (I think a poll a few years ago said was only 55%)

 

A conservative culture can be the type to create issues with personal issues of choice such as homosexuality or also have more stigma on things such as mental health (one of the characteristics that was considered)...

 

The average working male also works a lot of hours in Japan. It could be to make up for their wives not working or just a cultural thing

 

So it wouldn't surprise me if many people in Japan are actually quite miserable. And the aging population may affect quality of healthcare

 

But again this is my take on it. I'm not 100% sure why Japan ranked so low. I could be wrong on my analysis