Evidence Record
★ Blue Zone
Nicoya
Costa Rica
Heart Disease
31 / 100k
Plant-Based Score
87%
Life Expectancy
85.5 yr
Alzheimer's Prevalence
1%
Other Causes of Death (per 100k / yr)
Stroke 35
Cancer 78
Respiratory 48
Diabetes 9
Kidney Disease 11
Lowest midlife mortality in the world. Simple diet of beans, corn tortillas, squash, and tropical fruit.
Rosero-Bixby et al., 2013 · Vienna Yearbook of Population Research
→ Lowest midlife mortality globally