Taking into account factors such as life expectancy; the air pollution; obesity rates; safety or the number of hours of sunlight, the financial product comparator portal Money.co.uk has carried out a study in which it measures which are the “healthiest” cities to live in 2022. In case you were thinking of moving or you want to fantasize for a while in the style of the saying “no one is happy with their luck”. In addition, the first two places are in Spain.
Valencia and Madrid, the healthiest cities in the world
Although, according to this study, Spain does not even appear in its list of the 20 healthiest countries to live in (Japan is the first), at a local level Valencia and Madrid would occupy the first two positions in the ranking of the best cities to lead a healthy lifestyle. healthy. A title that they revalidate for the second consecutive year.
Specific, Valencia ranks first thanks to its low levels of contamination and the quality of its health system. In addition to being the land of paella (gastronomy) and its good weather.
The study also indicates that life expectancy is 83.5 years and highlights its musical offer and the importance that social relationships have for locals, making the balance between life and work very balanced.
In the case of Madrid, although we already know that it is a city with a lot of pollution, it ranks second for the big green lungs he has and that allow you to enjoy nature without leaving the capital. In addition to, of course, its good weather and social life.
The 20 healthiest cities to live in 2022
In addition to life expectancy, air pollution, obesity rates, safety and the number of hours of sunlight… other factors have been taken into account when preparing the study, such as: access to the health system and the number of mental health nurses, social workers, psychiatrists and psychologists in each zone. As well as the prevalence of mental and substance use disorders, as well as overall health spending. This would be the complete list:
- Valencia Spain)
- Madrid Spain)
- Canberra (Australia)
- Lisbon Portugal)
- Tokyo Japan)
- Zurich (Switzerland)
- Vienna (Austria)
- Chiangmai (Thailand)
- Adelaide (Australia)
- Ljubljana (Slovenia)
- Singapore
- Helsinki (Finland)
- Tallinn (Estonia)
- Porto (Portugal)
- Vilnius (Lithuania)
- Brisbane (Australia)
- Barcelona, Spain)
- Muscat (Oman)
- Reykjavik (Iceland)
- Zagreb (Croatia)
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