Good news has not abounded in Italy of late. But, immediately after mid-August, here is a comforting ranking, compiled by Bloomberg Rankings. The ranking is about health, and 140 countries were surveyed. The method has two stages: first, a score is calculated based on infant mortality, life expectancy at birth, life expectancy at age 65, mortality rates in various age cohorts, and causes of death. distinguishing between contagious and non-contagious diseases. A 'bad' score is subtracted from this "good" score obtained from the consumption of cigarettes and alcohol, obesity and the presence of other risk factors (blood pressure, blood sugar, AIDS, pollution, water quality, vaccination rate …).
IThe result: Italy ranks first among the 140 countries according to the 'good' score, and drops to second place (after Singapore) once risk factors are subtracted. In short, if the spread makes us eat at the liver, let's console ourselves with the fact that we are in excellent health…
http://images.businessweek.com/bloomberg/pdfs/WORLDS_HEALTHIEST_COUNTRIES_V2.pdf
http://www.bloomberg.com/slideshow/2012-08-13/world-s-healthiest-countries.html#slide22
