RD figura entre los 20 países más insalubres del mundo | The 20 unhealthiest countries on earth, ranked

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 The 20 unhealthiest countries on earth, ranked

Alison Millington

 19 de marzo de 2019

• A new global health ranking has identified the unhealthiest countries.
• The ranking is based on 10 measures: healthy life expectancy, blood pressure, blood glucose (diabetes risk), obesity, depression, happiness, alcohol use, tobacco use, inactivity (too little exercise), and government spending on healthcare.
• Some countries considered to be idyllic, such as St. Lucia and Barbados, ranked poorly because of poor diet and lack of exercise.

A new global health ranking has identified the healthiest — and unhealthiest — countries in 2019.

The Indigo Wellness Index, compiled and led by Richard Davies at the economics consultancy Bloomsbury Economics and published by the investment business LetterOne in the new journal Global Perspectives, is one of the most comprehensive records of its kind to date, covering 191 countries.

The index created a series of rankings based on 10 key measures, ordering the countries from the weakest performers (ranked No. 1) to the strongest (ranked, for example, No. 191).

The 10 measures were healthy life expectancy, blood pressure, blood glucose (diabetes risk), obesity, depression, happiness, alcohol use, tobacco use, inactivity (too little exercise), and government spending on healthcare.

It then calculated a ratio to assess how close each country is to the best score overall — the worst score is zero, while the best score is one.

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While Canada came out on top as the healthiest country, war-torn sub-Saharan African countries were some of the worst performers. Perhaps more surprising, though, are the poor rankings for countries considered to be idyllic, such as St. Lucia and Barbados, which, the data show, came down to poor diet and lack of exercise.

Scroll down to see the unhealthiest countries in the world, ranked in ascending order.

Note: Countries where data were missing on more than one measure (including South Sudan, Palau, Niue, Tuvalu, Cook Islands, Bahamas, Equatorial Guinea, and Libya) were excluded from the final index, which features 151 countries, 68 of which had all 10 measures available, and 83 of which had 9 measures available. The final ranking accounts for over 95% of the world's population.

=18. Samoa — 0.41. Blood glucose levels, obesity, and binge drinking put this country into the top 20.

Apia, Samoa.

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=18. Dominican Republic — 0.41. High levels of depression, drinking, and blood pressure gave this Caribbean nation an identical score.

Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.

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=18. Egypt — 0.41. Low government spending on healthcare, high diabetes risk, and obesity levels tied Egypt for 18.

Local men smoking shisha at Daraw market in Egypt.

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=16. Jamaica — 0.40. The Caribbean island of Jamaica scored poorly across a number of measures, including obesity, state spending, smoking, depression, and blood glucose.

Olympian Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica walks past food vendors in Clark's Town, Jamaica.

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=16. Latvia — 0.40. Blood pressure and binge drinking were to blame for Latvia's place in the top 20.

A street food festival in Riga, Latvia.

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=14. Trinidad and Tobago — 0.39. This dual-island Caribbean nation received poor scores for depression, blood pressure, and blood glucose.

Carnival aftermath in Port of Spain, Trinidad.

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=14. Serbia — 0.39. This Balkan country scored poorly because of a lack of exercise and alarming blood-pressure scores.

People dance at the gay-pride festival in Belgrade, Serbia.

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=12. Ukraine — 0.38. Depression and blood pressure were the categories that Ukraine scored poorly on. The country has been involved in a military conflict with Russia for years.

A woman protests in Kiev on the one year anniversary of Ukraine's Orange Revolution.

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=12. Lithuania — 0.38. The same two categories — depression and blood pressure — tied this European country for the No. 12 spot.

Food vendors in Lithuania.

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=9. Georgia — 0.37. A number of categories stood out for Georgia, including diet (high levels of obesity and blood glucose), depression, and binge drinking.

A priest pours monastery wine during the wine festival at an open-air museum in Tbilisi, Georgia.

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=9. Iraq — 0.37. Inactivity, low life expectancy, lack of state spending, low levels of happiness, and high levels of obesity were the most concerning factors here.

A group of children play volleyball in Iraq.

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=9. Haiti — 0.37. Haiti scored poorly on happiness, state spending, and life expectancy.

Women do their laundry in Haiti.

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8. Central African Republic — 0.36. Life expectancy and state spending were the standout categories for this African country.

A river in the Central African Republic.

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7. Armenia – 0.35. This Asian country is the seventh unhealthiest because of its blood-glucose, blood-pressure, and depression scores.

Yerevan, Armenia.

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=5. Barbados — 0.34. It may seem idyllic, but this Caribbean country had alarming scores across a wide variety of categories, including blood pressure, depression, obesity, inactivity, and binge drinking.

A street bar at a bus terminal in Bridgetown, Barbados.

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=5. Federated States of Micronesia — 0.34. Obesity, drinking, and low government spending on health tied Micronesia for fifth place.

Peter Christian, president of the Federated States of Micronesia.

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4. Bulgaria — 0.33. Sunny Beach may look like the perfect holiday spot, but Bulgaria is the fourth unhealthiest country because of blood pressure, depression, and drinking.

Sunny Beach, Bulgaria.

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3. Kiribati — 0.31. Obesity is the biggest concern in this country in Oceania, putting it in third place.

Bikeman Island in Kiribati.

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2. St. Lucia — 0.29. Binge-drinking, blood-pressure, and blood-glucose scores made St. Lucia the second unhealthiest country.

A boat party in St. Lucia.

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1. South Africa — 0.28. Scoring poorly on all measures, South Africa's scores for obesity, drinking, and life expectancy in particular made it the unhealthiest country in 2019.

Customers at a Popeyes fast-food restaurant in Johannesburg.

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La mortalidad materna siguió alta durante todo el 2015

Maternidad Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia, de referencia nacional

La mortalidad materna en el país sigue alta, el año que acaba de concluir registró 186 defunciones, el 70% de esas muertes ocurrieron después del parto, de acuerdo a los datos del boletín epidemiológico de la semana número 51.

En el 2015 el país tuvo una mortalidad casi tan alta como la del 2014, cuando se registraron 189 muertes de madres durante o después del parto. El 70% (130/186) de las muertes ocurrió en período del puerperio.

Esta semana no se notificaron muertes maternas. En las últimas cuatro semanas, el 50% (7/14) de las muertes maternas ocurrieron en residentes de la provincias Duarte, Santo Domingo y Distrito Nacional.

De las 186 muertes que fueron notificadas, 130 ocurrieron después del parto, mientras la edad media en que ocurrió es de 27 años y el rango va de 15 a 46 años.
Hasta la semana epidemiológica 51 se han notificado 186 muertes maternas y 8 muertes obstétricas tardías. La media de edad es de 27 años con un rango de 15-46 años. Las autoridades han priorizado la reducción de la mortalidad materna.

Mortalidad infantil. En la semana 51, se notificaron 25 muertes infantiles desde 10 hospitales del país. Por lugar de residencia corresponden al Distrito Nacional (3), Santo Domingo (11), Santiago (4) y Samaná (2), otras 5 provincias con (1) muerte cada una.

Durante la semana 51 del 2015, se notificaron 2,681 muertes infantiles, principalmente de Santo Domingo (830), Distrito Nacional (368), Santiago (254), San Cristóbal (152), San Pedro de Macorís (89), La Altagracia (69), La Vega (69), Puerto Plata (67), Monte Plata (67), La Romana (63) y San Juan (58). http://hoy.com.do/la-mortalidad-materna-siguio-alta-durante-todo-el-2015/ 

P.Rico insiste en prevención ante malaria a quienes viajen a R.Dominicana

7DIAS.COM.DOMALARIA28 JUL 2015, 5:17 PM

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SAN JUAN.- Las autoridades puertorriqueñas insistieron hoy en pedir medidas de prevención a los ciudadanos que piensen viajar a corto plazo a la República Dominicana ante los últimos casos importados de malaria del país vecino.

La secretaria del Departamento de Salud, Ana Ríus Armendáriz, señaló a través de un comunicado que es importante que los puertorriqueños que viajen a la República Dominicana consulten previamente con su médico y tomen los medicamentos contra la malaria necesarios para prevenir las consecuencias de la enfermedad.

Ríus Armendáriz aprovechó para recordar que hasta el momento en Puerto Rico hay 14 casos confirmados de malaria "importada" de viajeros procedentes de República Dominicana.

Hay además 16 casos sospechosos que continúan en proceso de verificación.

La funcionaria subrayó que es importante que durante los viajes a regiones donde la malaria es endémica se eviten las picaduras de mosquitos y se haga uso de repelente y ropa adecuada, en particular durante la noche.

"Las personas que regresan de algún país donde hay malaria deben estar alertas a cualquier síntoma de enfermedad dentro de las primeras 2 a 4 semanas posteriores al viaje y, de presentar algún síntoma, consultar a su médico para evaluación y tratamiento, según sea necesario," enfatizó.

Los casos confirmados de malaria en Puerto Rico se corresponden con personas que viajaron a República Dominicana, en concreto a Punta Cana, durante finales de junio y el presente mes.

La malaria es una enfermedad transmitida a través de la picadura del mosquito Anopheles.

Algunas zonas de riesgo de contraer esta enfermedad son África, Centroamérica y Suramérica, así como en algunas partes del Caribe, aunque la malaria no es una enfermedad endémica de Puerto Rico. EFE

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