04-01-2020, 12:17 PM
Italy and Spain are being hit very hard by Covid-19 in terms of infection and mortality rates, even though they've been ranked #1 and #2 in term of healthiest countries. The U.S. ranked #35.
Tobacco use is higher in those countries than in the U.S., but eating habits and health care access are better in Italy and Spain and there is much less obesity.
Details:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-24/spain-tops-italy-as-world-s-healthiest-nation-while-u-s-slips
https://worldpopulationreview.com/countr...y-country/
It will be valuable to learn what has contributed most to how countries fared against this terrible respiratory virus when all is said and done: smoking rates, governmental response and messaging, social distancing practices, general healthiness, average population age, a combination of some or all............?
Tobacco use is higher in those countries than in the U.S., but eating habits and health care access are better in Italy and Spain and there is much less obesity.
Details:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-24/spain-tops-italy-as-world-s-healthiest-nation-while-u-s-slips
https://worldpopulationreview.com/countr...y-country/
It will be valuable to learn what has contributed most to how countries fared against this terrible respiratory virus when all is said and done: smoking rates, governmental response and messaging, social distancing practices, general healthiness, average population age, a combination of some or all............?