Places where people live the longest
When it comes to life expectancy, Okinawa prefecture and its semi-tropical islands off Japanβs south coast have long been referenced as the benchmark location for living a long life. According to the WHO, the global trend for how long we live increased by more than six years over the first 20 years of the 21st century.
But in Okinawa that trend is in reverse. In 1980, it had the highest average life expectancy for both men and women, with men expected to live until at least 84 years and women averaging an amazing 90 years old. Yet in the 2020 census, it was discovered Okinawan men were living to an average age of 80.27 years and women 87.44 years.
Gerontologists have long attributed those long lives to a combination of nutritious diet, regular exercise, a continued sense of purpose (known as the concept of ikigai in Japan) and the vital support of close knit families and wider community. Of the drop in life expectancy, speaking to Deutsche Welle Makoto Suzuki, 89-year-old part time clinical cardiologist and joint-founder of the Naha-based Okinawa Research Center for Longevity Sciences explains, βWe believe the problem is that younger people have failed to follow in the footsteps of earlier generationsβ¦ The people of Okinawa have been influenced by the food and lifestyle choices of other societies, particularly that of the United States.β One of the downsides of globalization that clearly shows the impact of tourism and cultural exchange on indigenous communities.
So if Okinawa is now no longer the flagship for long living, where are the places and countries that people do live the longest? The not so simple answer is that it depends on which source you use, as reports conflict β but there are several countries and places that appear regularly towards the top of the list so, if youβre looking to add a few more years to your life, perhaps you should consider heading to one of these five healthy hotspots.
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