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Aug 15 2012
Caucasus: Who's the Healthiest of All?
August 15, 2012 - 3:33pm
Georgia and Armenia may not be the Caucasus' richest countries, but
they do seem to be the healthiest.
Bloomberg L.P. on August 15 released its global health rankings of
countries with a population of a million or more. At 71st, Georgia was
the highest-ranked country in the Caucasus. Armenia was next,
occupying 79th place.
Although it may be loaded with oil & gas, energy wealth has not
encouraged healthy living in Azerbaijan. At 87th, the country lagged
behind its Caucasus neighbors in the health rankings.
That Georgia did comparatively well is surprising, given that 57
percent of the adult male population smokes, according to World Health
Organization data. That's the highest percentage in the Caucasus. In
Armenia, 51 percent of adult males are smokers, and in Azerbaijan the
figure is 41 percent.
Bloomberg's interest in healthy living is not surprising, given that
its owner, Michael Bloomberg, the mayor of New York City, recently
tried to launch a municipal program to preventing obesity by placing
limitations on the size of sugary drinks sold in the city. Bloomberg
is also credited with the 2003 ordinance that banned smoking in city
bars and restaurants, spurring a movement toward restricting smoking
in many of the world's major cities.
http://www.eurasianet.org/node/65785
Aug 15 2012
Caucasus: Who's the Healthiest of All?
August 15, 2012 - 3:33pm
Georgia and Armenia may not be the Caucasus' richest countries, but
they do seem to be the healthiest.
Bloomberg L.P. on August 15 released its global health rankings of
countries with a population of a million or more. At 71st, Georgia was
the highest-ranked country in the Caucasus. Armenia was next,
occupying 79th place.
Although it may be loaded with oil & gas, energy wealth has not
encouraged healthy living in Azerbaijan. At 87th, the country lagged
behind its Caucasus neighbors in the health rankings.
That Georgia did comparatively well is surprising, given that 57
percent of the adult male population smokes, according to World Health
Organization data. That's the highest percentage in the Caucasus. In
Armenia, 51 percent of adult males are smokers, and in Azerbaijan the
figure is 41 percent.
Bloomberg's interest in healthy living is not surprising, given that
its owner, Michael Bloomberg, the mayor of New York City, recently
tried to launch a municipal program to preventing obesity by placing
limitations on the size of sugary drinks sold in the city. Bloomberg
is also credited with the 2003 ordinance that banned smoking in city
bars and restaurants, spurring a movement toward restricting smoking
in many of the world's major cities.
http://www.eurasianet.org/node/65785