World's healthiest countries
By APasserBy
@LittleMel (8742)
Canada
April 21, 2008 2:25pm CST
http://ca.pfinance.yahoo.com/ca_finance_general/638/worlds-healthiest-countries/
Is your country mentioned in the article? Canada does and it is mentioned in the article among the healthiest but I don't remember what rank. I think it does make sense that countries with health care are among the healthiest and that they use environmental friendly products contribute to low pollution.
What do you think about this article? Is there another factor they are missing?
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9 responses
@polachicago (18716)
• United States
24 Apr 08
Top countries have social health care system. I know Swedish and Norwegian system and I agree, it is the best.
Also, they have good diet and less polution, friendly attitude and healthy lifestyle.
@polachicago (18716)
• United States
7 May 08
Weather is about the same as in Canada, but only on the north part of the country.
In general summers are not hot and winters are not that cold.
@LittleMel (8742)
• Canada
6 May 08
sounds like great place to live
if only I could agree with the weather
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@morethanamolehill (1586)
• United States
23 Jul 08
The very fact that you guys are all so surprised that the US did "so well", Only shows that the Media propaganda machine is doing it's job very well, lowering your expectations of what is possible in America. Instead of trying to Imagine where we would be if two sides were actually working together. But no, they don't want you think that way.
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@angelfantasy23 (561)
• United States
14 Jun 08
I wish I was born in a country that had universal health care being that I have a pre existing condition and it is hard to get health insurance here in the US.
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@LittleMel (8742)
• Canada
24 Jul 08
I know how you feel I wasn't born in Canada either
whatever it is your condition I hope it will get better
I used to be sick all the time until I reached puberty then somehow the only problem I have is anemia until now, and cold when the temperature drops
@PearlGrace (3171)
• United States
14 Jun 08
Hi LittleMel.
I am from the U.S. and interestingly, it is listed as the 11th ranked healthiest country. That is a little surprising to me, that we did so well, given we do not have national health care and have literally millions of people here who have no health insurance.
Another surprising fact was that the article did not mention Japan at all. I thought the Japanese were quite healthy and very clean and just can't imagine they did not make the top ten, unless I overlooked it in the article.
Thanks for this interesting discussion.
PearlGrace
@successlog (3172)
• China
30 Jun 08
yeah,canadian environment quality is greatly healthy.and it is famous as its healthiest country in all over the world.and I heard that from my friend who lived in canada.and surely, i always see some news on tv programs about the natural environment around the world.I know canada is a beautiful country with little pollution.maybe one day, i will go there, too.
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@LittleMel (8742)
• Canada
24 Jul 08
yea we try our best handling pollution here and preserving environment at the same time because it's true money can buy many things but without preserving environment there is no way we can enjoy life itself
@Ravenladyj (22902)
• United States
21 Apr 08
WOW Canada is number 8! WOOHOO CANADA!! LOL...I'm really suprised though that the U.S is even in the top 15 in all honesty..top 20 or 25 maybe but the top 15?! I dunno about that one!
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@LittleMel (8742)
• Canada
23 Apr 08
yes it surprises me too because I heard they don't have health care accessible there but then again I heard Canadian doctors go there for more money :) so they have more doctors than we do over here
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
22 Apr 08
Hello LittleMel. I believe that Canada is the world's healthiest country for its wonderful environment protected by its people with very good sense of helping and protecting the environment. I hope that my country will become such a country in the time to come. Thank you for your information about it.
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
22 Apr 08
Hello LittleMel. I believe that Canada is the world's healthiest country for its wonderful environment protected by its people with very good sense of helping and protecting the environment. I hope that my country will become such a country in the time to come. Thank you for your information about it.
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@LittleMel (8742)
• Canada
23 Apr 08
I would say we do care about environment and providing health care as much as the funds allow, but no I don't think we are the healthiest yet.
