Athens, Greece; Manila, Phillipines Top Two Most Stressed Cities
- New study reveals that the most stressed city in the world is Athens with a low safety index and a high rate of stress-related habits such as smoking, alcohol consumption and over-eating.
- India stands out with three cities being included in the top 10 of the most stressed cities in the world.
- Los Angeles holds the ninth place with the highest obesity rate in the list.
Story credit to: http://ProVape.com
Experts at ProVape.com recently conducted a study to identify the most stressed cities in the world. The study includes quality of life, safety and pollution index as main criteria, also considering presence of stress-related habits such as smoking rates, obesity and alcohol consumption. The final score was made, taking into consideration all of the mentioned criteria.
|
City
|
Quality of Life
|
Safety Index
|
Pollution Index
|
Smoking Rate
|
Obesity
|
Alcohol consumption l/year
|
Stress Score
|
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Athens, Greece
|
117.40
|
43.93
|
56.88
|
31.3%
|
30.06%
|
10.5
|
96.28
|
|
Manila, Philippines
|
53.90
|
35.44
|
89.44
|
20.4%
|
7.34%
|
7.02
|
95.19
|
|
Cairo, Egypt
|
72.15
|
49.46
|
90.81
|
24.7%
|
32.48%
|
0.14
|
91.49
|
|
São Paulo, Brazil
|
76.24
|
29.70
|
79.08
|
13.2%
|
25.05%
|
7.32
|
91.26
|
|
Budapest, Hungary
|
128.71
|
65.66
|
54.06
|
31%
|
36.43%
|
11.07
|
90.02
|
|
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
|
66.99
|
22.64
|
67.41
|
12.2%
|
25.05%
|
7.32
|
89.85
|
|
Mumbai, India
|
77.53
|
55.24
|
83.34
|
27.0%
|
5.38%
|
5.61
|
87.68
|
|
Delhi, India
|
104.93
|
40.72
|
90.7
|
24.3%
|
5.38%
|
5.61
|
86.66
|
|
Los Angeles, USA
|
144.53
|
46.98
|
67.22
|
13.4%
|
46.64%
|
9.97
|
84.99
|
|
Bangalore, India
|
132.08
|
46.6
|
81.87
|
28.6%
|
5.38%
|
6.61
|
84.49
|
The most stressed city in the world is Athens, Greece with the highesthttps://provape.com/ which includes low safety index and high rate of stress-related habits such as smoking, over-eating and alcohol consumption. Compared to other cities in the list, Athens has the highest smoking rate with 31.3% of people engaging in this habit.
Manila, Philippines takes the second place in the ranking of the most stressed cities in the world, gaining a stress score of 95.15. Manila has the lowest quality of life score as well as one of the highest pollution indexes in the ranking with 89.44.
Cairo, Egypt holds the third place with the highest pollution index of 90.81. Presence of stress-related habits is smaller than in other cities and Cairo also has the lowest alcohol consumption of only 0.14 liters a year per person, 75 times less than in Athens.
São Paulo, Brazil is fourth, earning a stress score of 91.26. São Paulo has the second lowest safety index out of all the cities in the ranking, falling behind only Rio de Janeiro, another Brazilian city. Compared to other cities, Sao Paulo has less smokers with only 13.2% engaging in this habit.
Budapest, Hungary takes the fifth place in the ranking of the most stressed cities with a stress score of 90.02. Smoking and obesity rates in Budapest are comparable with Athens but Budapest has the highest alcohol consumption rate with over 11 liters per person yearly.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil follows closely with sixth place and a stress score of 89.85. The city has the lowest safety index of 22.64 out of all the cities in the ranking, almost three times less than safety levels in Budapest. Just as São Paulo, the city doesn’t have a lot of smokers and pollution levels are average.
Mumbai, India takes the seventh place, gaining a stress score of 87.68. It has a low quality of life score and high pollution. The safety rates are higher than in other cities in the ranking, being second only to Budapest.
Delhi, India holds the eighth place, earning the place in the ranking due to the low safety rates and high pollution. The number of smokers in Delhi is smaller than in other Indian cities in the ranking with 24.3%. Delhi also shares low obesity rates with other Indian cities, with only 5.3% of population suffering from it.
Los Angeles, United States earns the ninth place with a stress score of 84.99. While Los Angeles has the highest quality of life index of 144.53, the city suffers from lack of safety and pollution. Los Angeles also has the highest obesity rates in the ranking and over 46% of the city population currently are diagnosed with it.
Bangalore, India closes the ranking with the tenth place and a stress score of 84.49. Another city with a high quality of life index, Bangalore suffers from low safety and pollution problems. In addition Bangalore also has the highest smoking rates in the list with 28.6% of population being smokers.
Story credit to: http://ProVape.com
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Author: David Keech
David Keech is a retired teacher and works as a sportswriter, sports official and as an educational consultant. He has reported on amateur sports since 2011, known as 'KeechDaVoice.' David can be reached at [email protected]
