In fact, the country with the highest life expectancy in the world has always been controversial, because Monaco is also a sovereign country with a life expectancy of 89.4 years. However, Monaco has a population of less than 40,000, which is not universal and usually not counted. Therefore, Japan has the highest life expectancy in the world and has been running for many years. In 2020, life expectancy will reach 83.4 years. Life expectancy reflects a country's living standard, living environment, medical level and social security. The top 30 countries in the world are all developed countries.
So what is the reason why Japanese people live longer?
First of all, Japan has a sound medical security system. 1922 the health insurance law was promulgated to establish a medical security system for employees. 1938, the National Health Insurance Law was promulgated for self-employed, farmers, forest rangers and other groups. Japanese companies have also established a sound employee health management mechanism, and regularly organize employees to have physical examinations. Ordinary people also have a high awareness of health and have a physical examination once a year. The advantage of regular physical examination is that potential lesions can be found in time and treated early.
Secondly, the living environment in Japan is very good, with a maritime climate, warm in winter and cool in summer, and the forest coverage rate in Japan is very high, reaching 64%. The environment in Japan is not always good. In 1950s and 1960s, when the economy resumed to take off, the pollution was very serious. Sedo Inland Sea and Tokyo Bay are eutrophic and then erupt? Minamata disease incident? . The air quality is also very poor, especially in cities. The industrial city of Kyushu, Kitakyushu, is called? Seven-color smoke city? . Later, as the protests continued, all walks of life reacted strongly, which led to the relevant legislation of Congress and the establishment of a sound environmental protection system.
Finally, Japanese people have good living habits. They are famous for their cleanliness. They basically take a bath every day, and the sanitary environment in public places is also very good, including smoking in the street. Japan's alcoholic beverages are not high in degree, and most of them are small cups. In Japan, there are fewer enzymes that decompose alcohol in the human body, and the alcohol consumption is generally not good. The diet is very light, and the ingredients used in the diet are mostly fish, shrimp, shellfish, seafood and beans, which are low in oil and salt, reducing the probability of chronic diseases. The national obesity rate is only 3%, which is very low.
The high life expectancy also has hidden concerns, that is, the problem of declining birthrate is serious, and the proportion of young people who are unmarried or childless is high. This all stems from the great pressure of life, and people are generally very anxious. Although the Japanese government has provided many welfare policies, it has achieved little.