Spain has the highest life expectancy at birth among European Union nations, and trails only Japan and Switzerland globally, United Nations data show. Spain by 2040 is forecast to have the highest lifespan, at almost 86 years, followed by Japan, Singapore and Switzerland, according to the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation.
Spain has officially been named the healthiest country in the world, beating nations such as Italy and Iceland to clinch the top spot.
Researchers carried out a study for the Bloomberg Healthiest Country Index to determine the overall health of 169 economies across the globe.
