- Males are more likely to die than females at all ages.
- The average male life expectancy at birth is currently 74.6years; for women it is 79.6 years.
- Males are more likely than females to die from cancer, heart disease, HIV infection, accidents and suicide
- Men take more risks with their health than women: they are more likely to drink more than the recommended alcohol limits, to smoke, to be overweight, to use illegal drugs or to expose themselves to the sun without using sun cream.
- Men aged 16-34 are more than twice as likely as women to have a major or minor accident.
- Men are much less likely than women to consult a GP or a dentist – on average, males visit an NHS GP four times a year while women visit six times a year.
- Men from minority ethnic communities face specific health problems and disproportionate levels of inequality. The majority of the minority ethnic population is concentrated in some of the most deprived inner city areas and poorer wards of small
- Higher rates of diabetes were reported by men from the entire ethnic minority groups.
- Smoking rates were are higher among Irish and Black Caribbean men. Chinese men were less likely to smoke than men in general.
- All minority ethnic groups consumed less alcohol than the general population except for Irish men.
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