Hong Kong has the world’s highest life expectancy, here’s why 

And a culture that values the younger generation keeping the older generation alive.

Many Hong Kong people tend to live with their parents after getting married, or if they move out, they choose to live in the same district of their parents' home. It is normal for elderly people to help taking care of their grandchildren. The elderly are more happy than their counterparts in Japan, who spend their elderly lives with their old spouse or live alone after the spouse die, with their adult children live in another cities and only visit them once a year.

My grandma died at 101. From Philippines 🇵🇭 I think it’s genetics, lifestyle and food (our veggies is freshly picked from our backyard).

UK and US were probably not the best examples to choose for healthcare spending……

Okinawa, Japan. Okinawans live even longer. I lived there on and off for 3 years and older people are as numerous as high school kids on spring break. The average age is 90 for women and 84 for men. You see them all over the place and they are very active. I think living on a small island with a continuous breeze to blow off pollution and eating a lot of fish vegetables may play a role. The other thing, I noticed is many Okinawans, old and young, have overbites like a second tooth growing over another. Perhaps because of a small population without too many outsiders to interact with.

Hong Kong: That’ll be 15 dollars. America: Five dollars for breathing and an additional 10 for existing not to mention the 4,000,000,000 dollar tax for riding in the wee-woo machine as well as another 10,000,000,000,000,000 fee for not having affordable health care because that’s 100% your fault cause we said so.

I think it's because of all the walking. Small things like that done on a daily basis compounds significantly

I like all the trails and walking pathways so people dont have to drive everywhere.

HK is known for its fast-paced lifestyle. There's a local expression that literally means people are "too busy to fall ill but wouldn't mind dropping dead", assuming because the latter is less time-consuming.

my boss(HK citizen ) is 92yrs old and she's still strong & healthy

Some people here at Hong Kong could live up to 90 - 100 years old. My great grandma lived 95 years. At the age of 95.5 years old, she died :(

Hong Kong still has many unique advantages and people should cherish this treasure.

There are relatively few fat people in Hong Kong compared to other countries especially western ones, let alone obese people. Lifestyle choices and healthy eating.

They walk. No one need a car there

To put it simply, a lot cities in the US were and still are being constructed around the individual having to own a car to do anything. So most people in the US drive instead of walk because bonehead city planners made it impractical to walk in most situations, thus lower overall health regardless of diet. I'm speaking of the US because I live here.

I admire their No Smoking policies.

It is incredible that such a densely populated region can have such a long life expectancy , but now I see that is because of non cigarette politics! Well done, Hong Kong! I hope that many more countries or cities can follow this model! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

When you get old must do Tai Chi Qi Gong or traditional Chinese martial arts two hrs each day . Try to do it outdoor in the nature . Also hiking . In HK hiking on the mountains is super accessible . Tea drinking (anti oxidants ) Chinese soups (anti oxidants ). Eating less . you can eat anything you want but just eat enough or less .

When I was in Hong Kong, I was walking on average 8 miles a day. And that was just getting around the city on a normal day.

It's so bizarre to me that healthcare in Hong Kong is so cheap, but if you're poor you have to live in a bedroom the size of a coffin.

What I've learnt is that young people have more respect for their seniors unlike the UK. In general, Hong Kong seems like a happier place to live with plenty of sightseeing and things to do.

I have travelled to many countries and lived few years in HK. HK is the best place which stays in my heart. It has amazing people, places, infrastructure, lifestyle, etc. A perfect place for anyone to live 😊

Personally, I think they should raise the cost of cigarette to $10/box usd. I still see a ton of young smokers around.

traditional chinese herbs and foods.

And the American call their food disgusting. Meanwhile they eating junk food everyday

Qigong everyday works for me

Contributing factors - eating fresh food, less mass produced prepacked food; a combination Chinese and western medicine and thecommunity exercise programs help a great deal.

Only 30 mins to most of the places wow! And lifts everywhere too. That explains why 👍

1/5 of the people live below the poverty line. Home ownership is less than 50%. And just so you know, Hong Kongers eat 50% more MEAT than the next closest runner, USA or even Argentina, at roughly 1Ib per person per day. Other than that, great report. Great.

Traditional chinese medicine contributed vastly to health prevention and curation of cancers not mentioned.

Don't they also eat the most meat per capita? 🤔

I used to live in HK, I think one of the most important factors of HK longevity is they walk a lot on daily basis. 😊

Mainland will have Hong Kong's life expectancy in coming years.

is it because of the tiny apartments or

I hope India learns lessons from Hong Kong in building its health infrastructure.

Hong Kongers I know are unusually kind and honest. When you're surrounded by such people instead of the opposite, you tend to live longer.

My favorite city, been their many times every-time the vibe is beautiful

One of reason Hk longivety Is more related to tcm dietary in chinese culture contributed to long life rather than related to health care.

You missed one No guns.

Now that's B.S. Hong Kong people die earlier due to too much stressed living in the city. Housing & Food are so Expensive. Not anyone can live there !

I guess HongKong needs to address the higher cost of living and housing for younger generation first, so they could safely increase birth rate, rather than investing in continuing life expectancy, where the medical care cost will become a burden in the long run.

I guess all those preservatives are not just for food....

most people live within 15 minutes of major hospitals with A&E facilities

They forgot to put 1 important thing that is The Gen factor , this tough people will create and breed tougher offspring

5:21 can we just take a moment to appreciate exactly how NOT to make a bar graph here?

The #1 reason Hong Kongers have the best live expectancy is the DELICIOUS Cantonese Food.

I have to say healthy food in Hk is cheaper than Bangkok now if mininum wages is consider.

Everyone seems to mention height and genetics. Being slim build, short height will be as important as diet, health clinics, water, iq etc etc

The Asians learned from the Africans and have been able to hold on to much of what was learned in the past during it's present day. What a gift history is when you maintain access to it.

US is ranked 46th, with average life expectancy of 79.11, just beating Panama. So many people in US are without health care insurance; even with insurance, they could not afford the deductibles and copayments.

Singapore is very similar to Hong Kong with regards to the factors aforementioned. So what could be the underlying cause for the slight difference in life expectancy?

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Meanwhile in Indonesia even the kids are smoking

Little smoking. Period.

Fun fact : Even grandma in HK are still working

Yep my grandmother and her sisters all lived up to 90+ years and my grandfathers brother is 92 years old and looks like he's 70 and walks without a cane.

Well, in speaking of HK's longevity, the main contributor shall be the guarantee of ambulance service.

I recently read a book called "Ikigai" in which the authors talk about the so called "blue areas" in the world where people tend to live longer. Places such as Okinawa (Japan), Cerdenya (Italy) , La Jolla (USA) and some other place in South America, but HK is nowhere to be seen on it...maybe its data wasn't updated? Anyway, this video made me think if that long longevity of its citizens matches the ones of nearby cities like Shenzhen or Guangzhou, since food and lifestyle are basically the same and I believe public health system is cheaper (this is a guess and I hope someone could debate this) than HK and more accessible (which doesn't necessarily mean better). I'm honestly curious about it, since both my wife and my daughter are originally from GZ and we visit HK as often as Covid allows us to do so. By the way, one of the biggest flaws of HK is how hard it is to move around with a baby stroller 😅. Other than that, I love HK so much.

They walk more....

They have the most expensive rent in the world too. 😁😁

Passed the stress test, lol!

It's not hard to try to live long if done right with a proper lifestyle ( example: having enough sleep, eat a better food, and of course doing exercise for blood circulation and maybe some health meditation ) All of this is not expensive and can be done even by working class, there's no excuse for not being able to get all these unless you are jobless

Did you forget Japan and Italy?😃

Less pollution due lot green ocean fresh air, active.

Hong Kong Is No Longer Hong Kong Now. Sincerely ,❤,❤,❤

The secret to long life is more MSG on your food.

It is the easy lifestyle here, it is wonderful . 🎉🎉🎉 I am local so I might be biased, everyone I know including friends, colleagues, relatives..... all very happy and we enjoy the beautiful weather here.

Yes and No as far as HK goes. HK has a huge base of migrant workers, often work in the lower end of the society. these people are either not included in the life expectancy or they die outside of HK when their employments end or can no longer afford to live there. life expectancy has a lot to do with lifestyle and living care, so naturally life expectancy improves as economy improves for the mass public, essentially the richer you are the more likely you're going to live longer. without accounting for the 10% domestic workers, you're naturally going to high life expectancy.

Privilege makes them the longest living Chinese people. Protected and safe for generations. I'm glad reality have hit Hong Kong - but not surprised they flaking at the first sign of stress.

they eat everything including lots of meat and vegetables. they exercise and of course consume rice daily

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wouldn't this be a breach of the national security law?? Hong Kong? as a country?

Kalau melihat vlog pembantu indonesia yang ada dihongkong.. Mereka makan sangat minim bumbu hambar, bumbu mereka hanya bawang putih, kecap asin dan jahe

Those recreational areas were so empty, there were almost no people on that beach

If Hong Kong were a paradise, why it has the "world" lowest birth rate for past 30 years, top 3 actually (1.05 child per women)? It all linked.

Also… Morning & afternoon hours for Dim Sum 🥟🥢🍵 Social Culture is helping them too! 喝茶🍵文化

My grampa died at 112 and I’m Hong Kong here probe 咁樣做？

How??? I’ve seen the horrible conditions poor people live in… and these dense cities feel suppressed to me

They're outgoing type of people....... People are always busy in the City, they just eat if they're hungry, they eat very less. People are always walking... Exercise activities are very open in all the parks and everywhere. It is busy city that never sleep. :) The Reason why Hong Kong people has its long life span because.... they're always having the Right Exercise everyday and they eat also very less. .....But the problem in Hong Kong and other part of Southeast and East Asian Crowded Cities.. Avoid drinking a lot of alcohol .. to avoid kidney failure and.... diabetes. I miss Soju..

I like the story so much that I saw it 2 nd time.thx

I think east asia country have the high life expentancy, genetic factor very dominant.

Really? I've been there before and I'm watching lot of Hongkong people look so depressed. Always in hurry and always running, especially in subway. At Jordan Street the merchant is always angry when we're only looking their stuff without buying. They didn't or maybe never considering looking something not mean "must buy". Macau much better than Hongkong.

Loose tobacco looks surprisingly like green tea in its cut form. Some campaigns against, I question their true origin, whether or not it be by big tobacco themselves. In fact, California has a anti-smoking campaign funded by big tobacco and my suspicion is that it could be a way around legislation passed that prohibits the advertisment of tobacco in some scenarios. So these workarounds are very telling and to be perfectly honest, I could probably live a very content life with only a fraction of a percent of that which they spend on campaigns.

I heard that HK people also do not eat leftover food, in the belief that reheated food is detrimental to one's health.

Whenever I go to my school, I see many grandmas in the park doing exercise and yoga every day and that's on my way to my school, it's always cool! Also yea I live in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong life expectancy would've been even higher if the environment and air quality is better

High life expectancy is lingering suffering if there is no quality of life.

we live so long because we haven't fully paid off our mortgages

Japan: *"Am I a joke to you?"*

Don't smoke

Love Hongkong

Is Hong Kong Chinese not Hong Kongers

Because no burger and fries

Because they speak Cantonese.

It is the double boil soup that is giving them the vitality for long life.

Active lifestyle, access to affordable whole foods and first rate healthcare system.

Hong Kong has the world's highest per capita animal meat and protein consumption. In the past 5 decades since 1970s, as people in HK consumed more meat to the point of being having the world's highest per capita meat consumption now, the life span of these people also increased greatly to the point of longest life span in the world!

Just like Japan: Eat little, sleep less, and work hard. You live longer, LOL.

Cigarettes and Tobaccos here in Australia are 24 stick A$30-40 dollars.

It is a mystery honestly.