14. Malta
Health-related SDG index: 80
Malta has a huge growing problem with the obesity, although life expectancy in Malta is among the top, and above the average in the EU. Though high obesity rate might sound a bit contradictory when talking about healthiest countries, we have to take in mind that the ranking values are based on many indicators, and obesity being only one of them.
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Next in line in the healthiest countries in the world 2017 list we have five countries which share the 9th spot.