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Why do Hungarians die so early?
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In life expectancy and death statistics Hungary is a tail-ender even though the government set the aim of reversing the accelerating demographic decline of the country years before. According to zoom.hu, a Hungarian lives 8 years less than a Western-European because of the lack of proper health care, low salaries, poorer education and unhealthy lifestyle.
Spain: 81.8 years, Hungary: 76 years. Why?
The life expectancy at birth in Hungary is 76 years (for men 72, for women 79) at present, which is 8 years fewer than the European average. With this result Hungary obtained the fifth worst place in the EU – only Latvians, Lithuanians, Romanians and Bulgarians have a shorter life than Hungarians. Interestingly, Spanish, Italians and Cyprians can expect the most extended life in the EU. However, not only the length of life is important but also its quality. From this point of view, Swedes are in the best position since their people start to become ill only after reaching their 73rd birthday. However, in Hungary people can only hope for about
60 healthy years. Â Â
According to Katalin Kovács, a researcher of the Hungarian Demographic Research Institute, four key factors influence life expectancy most: revenue, education, lifestyle and the quality of health care. A higher salary enables to establish better living conditions for ourselves. Education is also important since, if people are more educated, it is easier for them to deal with the challenges in life. Furthermore, qualified people receive higher salaries.
This rule can be easily verified in Hungary:
The answer to why Hungarians live short lives is easy — terrible diet, too much smoking and drinking and not enough exercise. World Health Organization statistics support this, as Hungary leads the world i=with the highest rates of death from a variety of lifestyle-related illnesses.
So true and don’t forget the crappy pollution we have similar to Los Angeles, being surround by mountains and having WW2 vehicles racing down our streets..
The 3 most immediate reasons that come to mind are a bad diet, lack of exercise and 40+ years of socialism, which shortens life everywhere it is tried.