Alcohol, tobacco and obesity: Russia ranked second among the unhealthiest countries in the world

The British medical service Clinic Compare has compiled a rating of the unhealthiest countries in the world. The portal analyzed 179 countries. The data for the study were taken from three sources — the World Health Organization, the CIA World Factbook and the World Lung Association.

The overall rating was based on three factors: the amount of alcohol and tobacco consumption per person per year and the prevalence of obesity.

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Ukraine is in 20th place.

The country shared the eighth place in the list for the consumption of pure alcohol — each resident consumes 12.8 liters per year.

The 19th place among the unhealthiest countries in the world was taken by the United Kingdom.

18th place — Romania.

On average, each resident smokes 1,619 cigarettes a year.

17th place — Greece.

More than 25 percent of the country's population is obese.

16th place — Australia.

On average, every Australian consumes 11.2 liters of pure alcohol per year.

15th place — Lebanon.

On average, every resident of the country smokes 3,023 cigarettes a year.

14th place — Canada.

About 30.1 percent of the population is obese.

13th place — Belgium.

In the ratings for alcohol and tobacco consumption, the country took seventh place.

12th place — Estonia.

24.5 percent of the population is obese, and the average consumption of pure alcohol is 12.8 liters per year.

11th place — Bulgaria.

25.6 percent of the population is obese.

10th place — Lithuania.

Lithuanians consume the largest amount of alcohol in the list of unhealthy countries — 18.2 liters per person per year.

10th place — USA.

The United States shared 10th place with Lithuania. 35 percent of the adult population suffers from a life-threatening degree of obesity.

9th place — Luxembourg.

About 25 percent of the population is obese.

8th place — Poland.

On average, every resident smokes 1,369 cigarettes a year, drinks 12.3 liters of pure alcohol.

7th place — Croatia.

In the ratings for alcohol consumption, the country ranked sixth — 13.6 liters per year.

6th place — Hungary.

On average, every Hungarian smokes 1,774 cigarettes a year.

5th place — Slovakia.

27.4 percent of the population is obese. Slovakia is also among the top 9 countries where most alcohol is consumed.

4th place — the Republic of Belarus.

In the ratings on alcohol and tobacco consumption, the country took second place.

3rd place — Slovenia.

Residents of the country occupy the sixth place in the ranking of tobacco consumption in the world — 2,637 cigarettes per year.

2nd place — Russia.

On average, every resident of the country consumes 13.7 liters of pure alcohol and smokes 2,690 cigarettes a year.

1st place — Czech Republic.

The Czech Republic was recognized as the unhealthiest country in the world, ranking fifth in alcohol consumption and 11th in tobacco. 29.1 percent of the population is obese.