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Japan has long been the world leader in longevity, but some experts are now suggesting that the island nation may soon face a drop in the rankings, MSNBC reported.

The decline could be fueled in part by the country's significant suicide rate, rising body mass index and relatively high rates of smoking, according to Dr. Christopher J.L. Murray, director for the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington in Seattle.

"In an era of economic stagnation, political turmoil, aging populations, and inadequate tobacco control, Japan does not seem to be effective in addressing its new set of health challenges," Murray wrote. （點(diǎn)擊msnbc網(wǎng)站查看原文）

日本將脫離長(zhǎng)壽國(guó)家

???????據(jù)msnbc網(wǎng)站報(bào)道，日本人一直被認(rèn)為是長(zhǎng)壽的楷模，但如今一些專家稱這個(gè)島國(guó)在長(zhǎng)壽榜上的排名不久就會(huì)下降。

???????西雅圖華盛頓大學(xué)健康度量和評(píng)估研究所的主任克里斯多夫?默里認(rèn)為，部分原因是由于日本居高不下的自殺率、上升的體重指數(shù)和相對(duì)較高的吸煙率。

???????默里寫(xiě)道：“在這樣一個(gè)經(jīng)濟(jì)滯脹、政治混亂、老齡化、控?zé)煵涣Φ臅r(shí)代，日本在解決新一輪健康問(wèn)題的挑戰(zhàn)這方面的做法似乎并不奏效。”

(China.org.cn September 7, 2011)