Israelis Have World's Healthiest Diet

1990			2017
Ranking*	Country	DALYs rate (per 100,000)	Ranking*	Country	DALYs rate (per 100,000)
1	France	3,604.6	1	Israel	1,845.5
2	Andorra	3,665.4	2	France	1,887.1
3	Spain	3,965.3	3	Switzerland	1,946.6
4	Italy	4,317.8	4	Spain	1,979.8
5	Switzerland	4,374.3	5	Australia	2,086.6
6	Peru	4,411.1	6	Italy	2,121.0
7	Nigeria	4,493.5	7	Andorra	2,206.3
8	Greece	4,693.3	8	Netherlands	2,236.6
9	Japan	4,699.0	9	South Korea	2,265.6
10	Israel	4,705.7	10	Japan	2,300.2
11	Panama	4,917.7	11	Luxembourg	2,334.2
12	Cape Verde	4,987.8	12	Peru	2,389.8
13	Cameroon	5,017.7	13	Norway	2,396.6
14	Ecuador	5,057.6	14	Denmark	2,416.0
15	Uganda	5,108.7	15	Iceland	2,431.0
16	Costa Rica	5,158.3	16	Belgium	2,442.3
17	Netherlands	5,200.7	17	Ireland	2,560.6
18	Kenya	5,213.3	18	Austria	2,566.7
19	Mexico	5,287.1	19	Bermuda	2,592.0
20	Guatemala	5,290.2	20	Canada	2,625.2
21	Belgium	5,302.4	21	Singapore	2,638.7
22	Austria	5,333.9	22	Sweden	2,654.0
23	South Africa	5,388.5	23	United Kingdom	2,678.9
24	Jamaica	5,393.7	24	New Zealand	2,687.0
25	Australia	5,406.9	25	Portugal	2,712.7
26	Canada	5,457.5	26	Taiwan	2,886.3
27	Nicaragua	5,468.2	27	Germany	3,024.6
28	Dominican Republic	5,489.6	28	Colombia	3,065.9
29	Luxembourg	5,509.4	29	Slovenia	3,085.1
30	Iceland	5,578.9	30	Finland	3,129.0
31	Cyprus	5,645.2	31	Panama	3,132.0
32	Sao Tome and Principe	5,648.7	32	Puerto Rico	3,266.1
33	Guinea	5,685.4	33	Cyprus	3,284.6
34	Zimbabwe	5,803.0	34	Costa Rica	3,304.0
35	Sweden	5,836.2	35	Greece	3,397.5
36	Taiwan	5,868.9	36	Thailand	3,415.8
37	Burkina Faso	5,928.1	37	Rwanda	3,420.8
38	Dominica	6,033.0	38	Nigeria	3,436.3
39	Puerto Rico	6,050.0	39	Chile	3,458.2
40	Portugal	6,067.1	40	Cuba	3,570.7
41	Paraguay	6,104.0	41	Malta	3,591.6
42	Tanzania	6,110.7	42	Ecuador	3,617.2
43	Benin	6,201.4	43	Turkey	3,677.5
44	United States	6,204.1	44	Qatar	3,771.0
45	El Salvador	6,235.6	45	Kuwait	3,780.9
46	Norway	6,269.0	46	Nicaragua	3,788.8
47	New Zealand	6,306.8	47	Barbados	3,897.6
48	Chad	6,376.9	48	Antigua and Barbuda	3,904.3
49	Bangladesh	6,378.2	49	United States	3,982.4
50	Chile	6,405.5	50	Cape Verde	4,043.9

All dietary risks combined.

Age-standardized rates of all-cause DALYs attributable to dietary risks among adults at the national level in 1990 and 2017

*Rankings are ordered lowest to highest rate

DALY is an abbreviation for disability-adjusted life year. DALYs are calculated over the life span of an individual and represent the combined burden from premature death and short-and long-term disability. DALYs equal the sum of years of life lost (YLLs) and years lived with disability (YLDs).

Source: “Health effects of dietary risks in 195 countries, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017,” The Lancet, (April 3, 2019).