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Monday, January 13, 2014

If you’d like to live longer, you might want to move.


The average life expectancy here in the U.S. is now 78.6. 

While that’s not bad, we’re way down on the global list, at number 26. The OECD, or Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, surveyed the 34 nations who are members and determined which countries are in the longevity lead. Here are the top 5:

5. Spain: The average there is 82.4, and their among the lowest in rates of cancer and heart disease.

4. Iceland: They’re also at 82.4 and men live longer there than anywhere else, to age 80. They don’t smoke or drink much and have the fewest cases of diabetes.

3. Japan. Overall life expectancy there is 82.7. Their 4% obesity rate is the lowest on the list and Japanese women live longer than the other countries.

2. Italy: Also at 82.7, they beat Japan because their elderly are considered in better health. 

1. Switzerland takes the gold in longevity at 82.8. They also have the lowest stroke and cancer rates of all 34 nations in the study.

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