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Healthiest Cities (2007)

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1. Calgary The 2007 Quality of Living Survey of Mercer Human Resource Consulting also provides a Health and Sanitation Ranking, with the top 50 cities in the world. According to this survey, Calgary (Canada) ranks first, followed by Honolulu (USA) and Helsinki (Finland).

The ranking considered basically factors for healthcare and quality of living: availability of affordable hospital services and medical supplies, absence or treatement of infectious diseases, water potability, troublesome and destructive animals/insects, waste removal, sewage and air quality, pollution.

1. Calgary

Calgary has three major adult acute care hospitals and a childrens’ acute care hospital, all running under the auspices of the Calgary Health Region. Calgary also has a Cancer Centre and a Women’s Health Centre, each providing a variety of care, in addition to hundreds of smaller medical and dental clinics. The University of Calgary Medical Clinic operates in partnership with the Calgary Health Region.

2. Honolulu

Unemployment in Honolulu is less than half the national average. There is a huge choice of beaches, and schools spend a lot for education.

3. Helsinki

Helsinki, situated in the southern part of Finland, is the capital and largest city of this country, with its most populous municipality by a wide margin. Helsinki has almost 200 comprehensive schools, 41 upper secondary schools (half private or state-owned, and half municipal) and 15 vocational institutes. Higher level education is given in eight universities and four polytechnics.

Here are the top 50 cities in the world ranked by Mercer Consulting in 2007, by healthcare criteria: