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About MHF

Male mortality and morbidity

Use of services

Wot Works

MENS HEALTH: Key issues


Men’s Health Forum

• An independent, authoritative advocate for male health

• Tackling inequalities in policy and practice

• A DH Strategic Partner

• The Centre for Excellence in men’s health


UK life expectancy

81.6

77.4


Age-standardised mortality ratesthree leading causes of death, all ages, per million population, England and Wales, 2007

Circulatory Cancer Respiratory

diseases diseases

Males 2,303 2,133 859

Females 1,460 1,545 625


Premature male deaths

21% of men die of all causes between the ages of 15-64 years compared to 12% of women

In some areas and for some communities, male life expectancy is 65 years (or less)


Life expectancy at birth by social class and sex England and Wales, 2002-5

Social class Males Females % difference

1 80.0 85.1 6.4

2 79.4 83.2 4.8

3N 78.4 82.4 5.1

3M 76.5 80.5 5.2

4 75.7 79.9 5.5

5 72.7 78.1 7.4


Gender and social class


Middle-aged men twice as likely to have diabetes as women

Men twice as likely to not know they have diabetes.


Melanoma incidence rate

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Men

Women


Melanoma mortality rate

00.5

11.5

22.5

33.5

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Sweden

Denm

ark

Austri

a

Finlan

d

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ethe

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s

Switzer

land

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King

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Germ

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Belgium

Spain

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Men

Women


Men’s symptom awareness


Men’s usage of the health serviceConsultation with GP, by gender 1998,1999

05

10152025

16-2

4

25-3

4

35-4

4

45-5

4

55-6

4

65-7

475

+

all a

ges

%

Men

Women

Source: General Household Survey, Office for National Statistics


Men do not ask for help

Services not responsive to men


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