Japan in the World / 世界の中のニッポン
“Japan has the World’s Longest Life Expectancy” Hiragana Times picked this topic for its ‘Japan in the World’ in the August 2009 issue.
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Japan has the World’s Longest Life Expectancy
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世界保健機関の2009年版「世界保健統計」によると、2007年時点の日本人の平均寿命は83歳で、日本はまた長寿世界一となった。
According to the 2009 “World Health Statistics,“ published by WHO, the life expectancy of Japanese as of 2007 was 83 years, giving Japan the highest life expectancy in the world again.
2位は82歳の同率で、スイスやイタリア、オーストラリアなどの国々だ。
In joint second place, with 82 years, was a group of countries that included Switzerland, Italy and Australia.
男女別では、日本人女性が平均寿命86歳で23年連続の長寿国一位となった。
By gender, Japanese women have ranked top of the life expectancy table for 23 consecutive years with a life expectancy of 86 years.
日本人男性は、79歳で3位だった。
Japanese men were in third place with 79 years.
日本人の長寿の要因としては、日本人のカロリーや砂糖摂取量がOECD加盟国のなかで最も少ないことがあげられている。
As a factor of Japanese longevity, it is pointed out that the Japanese calorific and sugar intake is the lowest among OECD member nations.
肥満人口の割合はアメリカで約30%だが、日本では３％しかいない。
The obesity rate is approximately 30% in the US, but only 3% in Japan.