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The healthiest cities in the world 2021: Four European metropolises way ahead - Berlin in eighth place

2021-02-01T15:40:46.314Z


There are a number of cities that promote healthy lifestyles. A ranking reveals: Berlin is doing well - but is not one of the winners.


There are a number of cities that promote healthy lifestyles.

A ranking reveals: Berlin is doing well - but is not one of the winners.

  • A healthy diet, sufficient exercise and meaningful tasks: a whole range of factors influence whether we are healthy and whether we stay healthy.

  • The place of residence also plays an important role.

    For example, air pollution was used in connection with an increased risk of dementia *.

    Even coronavirus infections are said to be more severe in those who grow up in poor air * or live in areas with high levels of particulate matter.

  • The online contact lens shop Lenstore analyzed 44 cities with a focus on health-preserving factors to find out which cities promote a healthy and balanced lifestyle.

Seven of the 10 healthiest cities are in Europe

: This is the result of a comparison of 44 large cities carried out by the Lenstore contact lens portal.

To identify the cities with the healthiest lifestyles, ten factors were examined more closely.

This includes data on obesity and life expectancy in cities, air and water quality, the residents' subjective feelings of happiness, the cost of a bottle of water, the average working time per week, the possibility of outdoor activities and the cost of the monthly gym subscription.

In comparison, the following cities performed best, which is why Lenstore named them the

healthiest cities in 2021

:

  • Amsterdam

  • Sydney

  • Vienna

  • Stockholm

  • Copenhagen

  • Helsinki

  • Fukuoka

  • Berlin

  • Barcelona

  • Vancouver

  • Amsterdam is the healthiest city in the world, while Berlin is eighth

    The Dutch capital, Amsterdam, ranks first among the healthiest cities.

    The cycling capital is one of the ten least polluted cities in Europe and offers more than 400 outdoor activities

    .

    According to Lenstore, the Netherlands is the fifth happiest country in the world and the obesity rate is the sixth lowest in Europe at 20.4 percent.

    In second place in the global comparison of cities is Sydney with 406 possible outdoor activities.

    The life expectancy of 82 years and the many hours of sunshine in the Australian metropolis also bring her to second place in the ranking.

    Vienna made it to third place.

    Known as one of the most beautiful cities in the world, you can not only enjoy famous culture here, but also lead a healthy life.

    At around 28.31 euros per month for a gym membership and an obesity rate of 20.1 percent (the fifth-lowest in Europe), Austria is a perfect country to lead a healthier life, according to the Lenstore result.

    Air pollution is also lowest in Vienna compared to the other cities examined

    : At 17.33 (out of 100) the pollution level in the Austrian city is four times lower than in Beijing (85.43) and three times lower than in Barcelona, ​​Paris and London.

    Berlin scores with a lot of culture, an average life expectancy of 80.6 years, low monthly costs for a gym membership

    (approx. 28.72 euros) and many opportunities to be active in nature.

    With 254 outdoor activities and the eighth lowest air pollution in Europe, the German capital ranks eighth in a city comparison.

    (jg)

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