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To play golf no matter how old, above all golfers should stay fit.

Here is data on the world’s healthy life expectancy. The highest ranking is Japan for both men and women. There is expected to be some crucial factors. We focus on a difference in lifestyle, especially eating habits, and will show what Japanese senior golfers do every day to extend life expectancy and to keep physical strength and energy.

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We hope this site will help find ways for forever golfing.

Healthy Life Expectancy World Ranking / Country Ranking (2022 Edition)

According to the 2022 World Health Statistics released by WHO, Japan has the longest average healthy life expectancy at 74.1 years. Singapore is second with 73.6 years old, and South Korea is third with 73.1 years old, with Asian countries occupying the top three. The US ranks 68th with 66.1 years. *The figures are as of 2019.

There are 32 countries with healthy life expectancy over 70 years. In addition to the Asia-Pacific region, there are many European countries.

Even by gender, Japan ranks first, with males aged 72.6 and females aged 75.5.

The country with the shortest healthy life expectancy is Lesotho, where men are 42.3 years old and women are 46.4 years old. However, countries for which statistical data is not available are excluded.

The average healthy life expectancy in the world is 63.7 years. Of these, males are 62.5 years old and females are 64.9 years old.

rank   Country name/ Region name Male healthy life expectancy (years)
[2019]
1 Japan 72.6
2 Singapore 72.4
3 Switzerland 72.2
4 Israel 72.0
5 Cyprus 71.8
6 Iceland 71.7
6 Sweden 71.7
8 Netherlands 71.3
8 Korea 71.3
8 Spain 71.3
11 Italy 71.2
12 France 71.1
12 Luxembourg 71.1
14 Norway 71.0
15 Malta 70.9
16 Denmark 70.7
16 Ireland 70.7
18 Canada 70.5
19 Australia 70.2
26 UK 69.6
61 USA 65.2
183 Lesotho 42.3
world average 62.5
rank   Country name/ Region name Female healthy life expectancy (years)
[2019]
1 Japan 75.5
2 Korea 74.7
2 Singapore 74.7
4 France 73.1
5 Cyprus 73.0
6 Spain 72.9
7 Switzerland 72.8
8 Israel 72.7
9 Italy 72.6
10 Slovenia 72.5
11 Iceland 72.3
12 Portugal 72.2
13 Germany 72.1
13 Sweden 72.1
15 Canada 72.0
15 Finland 72.0
18 Greece 71.9
21 Australia 71.7
34 UK 70.6
82 USA 67.0
183 Lesotho 46.4
world average 64.9

Source: Healthy life expectancy statistics published in WHO World Health Statistics 2022 edition.

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