7 Countries With The Lowest Mortality Rates

Singapore: Apart from being a wealthy country, Singapore is proclaimed to be one of the countries with the highest life expectancy. This is due to the fact that they are able to establish excellent health care facilities for the aging population. Through these facilities, Singapore is able to take care of their elders and ensure that they still live a comfortable life.

In addition, the clean environment and proper diet help the masses to increase the life expectancy. The entire population has access to improved water and sanitation facilities and the level of immunization is also high in this nation. So, today this country has an incredible overall life expectancy of over 84 years. Females are expected to live up to 85, as compared to the expected life span of 80 for males.

Japan: The Land of Rising Sun, Japan has one of the lowest mortality rates. This is mainly due to a healthful diet which includes vegetables, rice and fresh fish, along with the healthier lifestyle choice by the natives. Japanese women have the second highest life expectancy as compared to any country in the world, according to Japan's health ministry. The homicide rate and infant mortality rate are also less in Japan. Since, the Japanese are health conscious, they rely less on cars than people in Western countries, and preferred to walk whenever possible as a form of exercise. Because of their way of living and their diet, Japanese has a low obesity rate of just 3.5 percent.

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