Mens health facts

Mens health facts

Mens health facts

Silent Health Crisis

There is a silent health
crisis in America...it’s
that fact that, on
average, American men
live sicker and die
younger than American
women.”
Dr. David Gremillion
Men’s Health Network

Health Facts:

Men die at higher rates than
women from the top 10 causes of
death and are the victims of over
92% of workplace deaths. (BLS)
In 1920, women lived, on average,
one year longer than men. Now,
men, on average, die almost five
years earlier than women. (CDC)

Prevention:

Women are 100%
more likely to visit
the doctor for annual
examinations and
preventive services
than men. (CDC 2001)

Cause & Rate1 Men Women
Heart Disease 228.6 143.0
Cancer 211.6 146.8
Injuries 51.1 24.6
Stroke 39.7 37.8
Suicide 19.2 4.9
HIV/AIDS 4.4 1.7

Men as Victims of Homicide

The chance of being a homicide victim places
African-American men at unusually high risk.
Chance of being a Homicide Victim*
1 in 30 for black males 1 in 179 for white males
1 in 132 for black females 1 in 495 for white females
*BJS DATA REPORT, 1989

Depression and Suicide1

Depression in men is undiagnosed
contributing to the fact that men are 4 x as
likely to commit suicide.
Among 15- to 19-year-olds, boys were
4 x as likely as girls to commit suicide.
Among 20- to 24-year-olds, males were
6 x as likely to commit suicide as females
The suicide rate for persons age 65 and
above: men...28.5 – women...3.9.

Who is the Weaker Sex?

115 males are conceived for every 100
females.
The male fetus is at greater risk of
miscarriage and stillbirth.
25% more newborn males die than
females.
3/5 of SIDS victims are boys.
Men suffer hearing loss at 2x the rate of
women.
Testosterone is linked to elevations of
LDL, the bad cholesterol, and declines in
HDL, the good cholesterol.
Men have fewer infection-fighting T-cells
and are thought to have weaker immune
systems than women.
By the age of 100, women outnumber
men eight to one. (NYT Magazine 3-16-03)