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Monday | 09 April, 2007
The Least Healthy City in the World?
So, where is the least healthy city in the world? According to Mercer Human Resource Consulting, "The lowest-ranking city for health and sanitation is Baku in Azerbaijan, which scores just 27.6. Other low-scoring cities include Dhaka in Bangladesh, Antananarivo in Madagascar and Port Au Prince in Haiti, which score 29.6, 30.1 and 34 respectively."
Mercer takes into consideration the following indicators:
Furthermore, their methodology is not publicly available. While Baku may have health problems, it is hard to imagine that it deserves a score lower than Port-au-Prince or Dhaka (of course no offense to these cities intended).
We'd love to hear your opinion and other data for or against Mercer's results. Please post a comment.
Mercer takes into consideration the following indicators:
- Hospital Services;
- Medical Supplies;
- Infectious Diseases;
- Water Potability;
- Troublesome and destructive animals/insects;
- Waste Removal;
- Sewage and Air Pollution.
Furthermore, their methodology is not publicly available. While Baku may have health problems, it is hard to imagine that it deserves a score lower than Port-au-Prince or Dhaka (of course no offense to these cities intended).
We'd love to hear your opinion and other data for or against Mercer's results. Please post a comment.