9 places where the healthiest people live (slideshow)

7. China has the lowest rates of prostate cancer

Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer among men around the world. While the disease affects 227.1 per 100,000 men living in France (Martinique), males in China fare exceptionally better: 1.7 per 100,000.

The death rate from prostate cancer also is exceedingly low in China: 1.0 per 100,000, followed by Japan at 5.7. Could the reasons for these low rates be diet (including lots of green tea), hard work, genetics, lack of sufficient screening, or some of all of the above?

Read: Five foods that give your prostate cancer

Craig Cooper

By Craig Cooper

Craig Cooper is a serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist, author, and TV host of CNBC's "Adventure Capitalists". He is an “Ambassador” for both the global men’s health foundation “Movember” and 2XU, the performance sportswear company. He is the author of the Harper Collins book “Your New Prime: 30 Days to Better Sex, Eternal Strength, and a Kick-Ass Life After 40“. Follow Craig on Instagram @craigcooperrrr and Facebook.

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