10/15/2024
WHY MEN NEED SELF-CARE THE MOST
Various studies have shown that men have a higher risk of disease, injury and death than women. What’s more:
The average lifespan is about 5 years longer for women than men in the US - and about 7 years longer worldwide (Harvard Health Publishing)
The male su***de rate in the UK was 15.8 per 100,000 compared to 5.5 per 100,000 for females in 2021 (Samaritans)
In the US, scientists have reported that men are dying at twice the rate of women from COVID (The Harvard Gazette)
One in eight UK males (11.9%) reported drug use in 2019-2020, compared with 6.9% of women (ONS)
In the UK, 30% of men drink more than 14 units of alcohol per week compared to 15% of women (Drinkaware)
