What are the advantages of having a healthy population?

The advantages of having a healthy population are as given below:
(i) Health is Wealth’, ‘Healthy mind in a healthy body’ show the advantages of healthy population. The healthy persons can work efficiently.
(ii) The healthy population fairs better in games at national and international levels.
(iii) Good health leads to growth and improved competitiveness.
(iv) Good health helps develop children’s cognitive functions, raises educational outcomes and makes it less likely they will leave school early or be absent from school.
(v) Good health helps economic and social development.
(vi) Healthy population contributes towards the fast economic growth of the country. Changes in health status, today are a reliable predictor for future economic performance”