Over 60% of Japanese people wear contact lenses or glasses daily, with 1 in 20 men being colorblind. Singapore has the second-worst eyesight, with over 1/3 of children needing glasses. Despite poor eyesight, Japan has high life expectancy and low obesity rates, with 10 times fewer teenage pregnancies than America.
The Japanese tend to have the worst eyesight of any national group in the world: it is estimated that over 60% of Japanese people wear contact lenses or prescription glasses every day. Other vision problems are also common in Japan. In 2005, researchers found that 1 in 20 Japanese men were colorblind. The country with the second worst eyesight is Singapore, where over 1/3 of Singaporean children need glasses or contact lenses.
More Japanese Health Facts:
Although they have the worst eyesight, the Japanese tend to have the best life expectancy. The average life expectancy in Japan is about 79 years for men and about 86 years for women.
As a nation, Japan also has one of the lowest obesity rates in the world. Only about 3% of Japanese people are believed to be obese, while nearly 70% of Americans are either obese or overweight.
Japan is estimated to have about 10 times fewer teenage pregnancies than America.
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