https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Life expectancy in Spain is the second highest in the world but new data from the country’s national statistics institute reveals where exactly in Spain people live the longest, and it isn’t where you might expect.  https://www.thelocal.es/20210601/in-which-parts-of-spain-to-people-live-longest Tue, 01 Jun 2021 14:50:00 +0200 in-which-parts-of-spain-to-people-live-longest Spaniards are predicted to have the longest life expectancy in the world by 2040, but there’s one Spanish region in particular where people just keep living longer. https://www.thelocal.es/20200207/why-do-people-from-this-spanish-region-live-longer-than-all-other-europeans Fri, 07 Feb 2020 15:41:52 +0100 why-do-people-from-this-spanish-region-live-longer-than-all-other-europeans New Eurostat confirms that Spain has the lowest annual mortality rate in the European Union, so what makes Spain such a healthy place to live? https://www.thelocal.es/20190723/explained-why-spain-has-the-lowest-annual-death-rate-in-europe Tue, 23 Jul 2019 13:04:16 +0200 explained-why-spain-has-the-lowest-annual-death-rate-in-europe Spain was recently ranked the world’s healthiest country and it will soon claim the planet’s longest life expectancy. What exactly is the Spanish secret to success? https://www.thelocal.es/20190304/what-is-it-that-makes-living-in-spain-so-healthy Mon, 04 Mar 2019 09:55:36 +0100 what-is-it-that-makes-living-in-spain-so-healthy Spain has risen to the top of the Bloomberg Healthiest Country Index, which ranks 169 economies according to factors that contribute to overall health. https://www.thelocal.es/20190225/spain-is-officially-the-worlds-healthiest-country-in-the-world Mon, 25 Feb 2019 11:19:13 +0100 spain-is-officially-the-worlds-healthiest-country-in-the-world People in Spain are predicted to have the longest life expectancy in the world by 2040 – beating Japan into second place - mainly thanks to their Mediterranean diet. https://www.thelocal.es/20181017/spain-set-to-have-longest-life-expectancy-in-the-world Wed, 17 Oct 2018 12:29:52 +0200 spain-set-to-have-longest-life-expectancy-in-the-world As Spain celebrates Grandparents Day, The Local takes a look at what makes Spanish abuelos so special... https://www.thelocal.es/20160726/six-reasons-why-spanish-grandparents-are-simply-the-best Tue, 26 Jul 2016 14:52:28 +0200 six-reasons-why-spanish-grandparents-are-simply-the-best Spain is in the middle of a never-before-seen demographic shift, as the population gets older and more and more households include no children at all. https://www.thelocal.es/20160722/half-of-homes-in-spain-are-childless Fri, 22 Jul 2016 13:26:37 +0200 half-of-homes-in-spain-are-childless Duty-free wine, low taxes on beer and spirits, and no statuatory closing time for bars make Spain the most libertarian in Europe when it comes to consuming alcohol. https://www.thelocal.es/20160331/lack-of-nanny-state-makes-spain-best-place-to-enjoy-drinking Thu, 31 Mar 2016 16:42:06 +0200 lack-of-nanny-state-makes-spain-best-place-to-enjoy-drinking Antonio Docampo García, who died last week in Vigo, northwestern Spain, never drank water and put his long-life down to only imbibing his homemade red wine. https://www.thelocal.es/20160203/spaniard-lived-to-107-by-only-drinking-red-wine Wed, 03 Feb 2016 16:10:55 +0100 spaniard-lived-to-107-by-only-drinking-red-wine Spain was once again ranked highly worldwide for its residents' long life expectancy. The Local looks at Spaniards' secrets for what keeps them kicking longer than others. https://www.thelocal.es/20151105/what-makes-spaniards-live-so-long Thu, 05 Nov 2015 13:19:20 +0100 what-makes-spaniards-live-so-long A new report warns of an obesity crisis in Europe of "enormous proportions", with 80 percent of Spanish men set to be overweight by 2030. https://www.thelocal.es/20150506/the-gain-in-spain-majority-to-be-overweight-by-2030 Wed, 06 May 2015 12:26:58 +0200 the-gain-in-spain-majority-to-be-overweight-by-2030 A new study has revealed that Spaniards live the longest in Europe, to an average of 83 years old, while Spanish mothers are the oldest on the continent, delaying having their first child until they reach 30. https://www.thelocal.es/20150417/spaniards-have-highest-life-expectancy-in-europe Fri, 17 Apr 2015 14:31:24 +0200 spaniards-have-highest-life-expectancy-in-europe Spanish women are close to being world leaders in the longevity stakes, with only their Japanese counterparts living longer, new World Health Organization figures show. https://www.thelocal.es/20140515/spanish-women-second-longest-living-in-world Thu, 15 May 2014 19:04:00 +0200 spanish-women-second-longest-living-in-world