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The top 10 fittest countries in the world – with Britain not making the list


The 10 fittest countries around the world have been ranked based on the life expectancy, weight and fitness of their residents. Taking the prime spot on the list is Japan with an average life expectancy of 84.4 years. What’s more, one Japanese person in every 1,450 is now aged over 100. 

Japanese centenarians believe their body is a temple that shouldn’t be polluted. Plus, they’re very active people, and their calorific intake to output is always in near balance.

The next two prime spots were taken by Vietnam and South Korea who saw their overweight population measured at only 18.3 percent and 32.4 percent respectively.

Unfortunately, Britain didn’t make the cut and didn’t appear in the top ten fittest places.

Take a look at the full list compiled by Yahoo!Finance in our picture gallery below:

Cabo Verde

10.Cabo Verde

Life expectancy (2021): 74.1 years

Overweight population (2016): 34.8 percent

Underweight population (2016): 7.8 percent

Total unfit population: 42.6 percent

The WHO data revealed that over 55 percent of its adults were reported to be fit in 2016.

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Thailand

9.Thailand

Life expectancy (2021): 78.7 years

Overweight population (2016): 32.6 percent

Underweight population (2016): 8.6 percent

Total unfit population: 41.2 percent

As of 2016, 58.8 percent of adults in Thailand were reported to be fit, according to the WHO data.

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Mauritius

8.Mauritius

Life expectancy (2021): 73.6 years

Overweight population (2016): 32.3 percent

Underweight population (2016): 8.1 percent

Total unfit population: 40.4 percent

According to the WHO data, around 60 percent of adults in Mauritius were reported to be fit in 2016.

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Maldives

7.Maldives

Life expectancy (2021): 79.9 years

Overweight population (2016): 30.6 percent

Underweight population (2016): 9.2 percent

Total unfit population: 39.8 percent

As of 2016, around 60 percent of adults in Maldives were reported to be fit, according to the WHO.

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Singapore

6.Singapore

Life expectancy (2021): 83.4 years

Overweight population (2016): 31.8 percent

Underweight population (2016): 6.2 percent

Total unfit population: 38.0 percent

Here, 62 percent of adults were reported to be fit in 2016 based on the WHO data.

(Image: GETTY)

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