This document discusses various health issues that disproportionately affect men. It provides statistics showing that men are less likely than women to visit doctors and access health services. Men also have higher rates of avoidable death, suicide, homicide, accidents, and diseases of the circulatory system. Life expectancy is lower for men and varies by social class. The document suggests reasons why men may take more risks and have lower health awareness, such as emphasizing strength over vulnerability. Families of victims of a helicopter crash are calling for a reexamination of the case.

1. The invisible man:
A&E, primary care and health
literacy
Manchester2016
Ian Banks
EMHF
RSPH
Ulster University
Queens University
Leeds University

3. Men’s usage of the health service
Source: General Household Survey, Office for National Statistics, 1988,1989
0 5 10 15 20 25
16-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
All
ages
All
ages
0510152025
16-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
Consultations with GP In-patient use
Men Women

5. Life expectancy for men and women
2001, by country
68.0
70.0
72.0
74.0
76.0
78.0
80.0
82.0
84.0
Sweden
Switzerland
ItalyNorway
United
Kingdom
Netherlands
SpainFranceAustriaGreece
Luxem
bourgFinlandGerm
anyBelgiumDenm
arkPortugalIreland
Years
Men
Women
Source of data:Statistics in Focus Theme 3 17/2002

6. Difference (%) between men and women
in cancer survival across Europe
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
Slovenia
M
alta
C
zech
R
epublic
The
N
etherlands
ItalyPoland
Spain
E
UR
O
C
AR
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m
ean
N
orthern
Ireland
G
erm
anyBelgiumEngland
Scotland
Sw
itzerlandW
alesFinlandN
orw
ayIcelandIrelandAustriaSw
eden
%
Verdecchia et al (2007) Eurocare 4

7. Melanoma incidence rate
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
Norway
Sweden
Denm
ark
The
Netherlands
SwitzerlandAustriaIrelandFinlandFrance
G
erm
any
United
KingdomBelgium
Luxem
bourg
ItalySpain
Portugal
G
reece
Men
Women

8. Melanoma mortality rate
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
Norway
Sweden
Denm
arkAustriaFinland
The
Netherlands
Switzerland
United
Kingdom
G
erm
any
Luxem
bourg
ItalyIrelandFrance
BelgiumSpain
Portugal
G
reece
Men
Women

9. Deaths from all causes in all adults under 75, by sex, England, Wales,
Scotland, Northern Ireland and United Kingdom 2010

10. Key Issues in
Men’s Health
Number of avoidable deaths*:
England and Wales, 2010
Male Female Total
71,042 46,095 117,137
61% 39% 100%
*Deaths considered avoidable in the presence of timely and
effective healthcare or public health interventions
- Office for National Statistics

11. Suicide, men and women
Male
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
15 to 24 25 to 34 35 to 44
Rateper100,000
Lithuania 02
Estonia 02
Latvia 02
Hungary 02
Finland 02
Belgium 97
Slovenia 02
New Zealand (00)
Poland 02
Australia (01)
Austria 02
France 00
Japan 02
Chile
Canada 00
Romania 02
Norw ay (01)
Slovakia 00
Czech Rep
Denmark 99
USA 00
Thailand (00)
Germany 01
Sw eden 01
Hong Kong 00
UK 02
Argentina (01)
Portugal (02)
Netherlands 03
Israel 99
Spain 01
Italy 01
Brazil (00)
Greece 01
Armenia (02)
Egypt 00
Adapted from White & Holmes (2006)
Female
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
15 to 24 25 to 34 35 to 44
Rateper100,000
Belgium 97
Finland 02
Lithuania 02
Japan 02
Hong Kong 00
Hungary 02
Latvia 02
France 00
Norw ay (01)
Australia (01)
Slovenia 02
New Zealand (00)
Austria
Canada 00
Estonia 02
Sw eden 01
Denmark 99
Thailand (00)
Czech Rep 02
Chile (01)
Ireland 01
Netherlands 03
USA 00
Germany 01
Argentina (01)
Poland 02
Slovakia 00
Romania 02
UK 02
Portugal 02
Spain 01
Italy 01
Brazil (00)
Israel 99
Greece 01
Armenia (02)
Egypt 00

12. Death rates for Homicide men and women
Female
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
15 to 24 25 to 34 35 to 44
Rateper100,000
Brazil (00)
Latvia 02
Estonia 02
USA 00
Lithuania 02
Argentina (01)
Thailand (00)
Hungary 02
Belgium 97
Romania 02
Denmark 99
Finland 02
Portugal 02
Australia (01)
Slovenia 02
Chile (01)
Netherlands 03
Austria
Czech Rep 02
Norw ay (01)
Armenia (02)
New Zealand (00)
Canada 00
Poland 02
Hong Kong 00
Israel 99
Slovakia 00
Sw eden 01
UK 02
France 00
Germany 01
Spain 01
Italy 01
Ireland 01
Japan 02
Greece 01
Egypt 00
Male
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
15 to 24 25 to 34 35 to 44
Rateper100,000
Brazil (00)
Japan 02
Estonia 02
Romania 02
USA 00
Argentina (01)
Latvia 02
Chile
Lithuania 02
Hong Kong 00
Thailand (00)
Israel 99
Armenia (02)
Finland 02
Slovakia 00
Portugal (02)
Canada 00
Hungary 02
Belgium 97
Australia (01)
New Zealand (00)
Poland 02
Slovenia 02
Italy 01
Spain 01
Czech Rep 02
Netherlands 03
UK 02
Denmark 99
Greece 01
Norw ay (01)
Sw eden 01
France 00
Germany 01
Austria 02
Egypt 00
Adapted from White & Holmes (2006)

13. Accidents, men and women
Male
0
50
100
150
200
250
15 to 24 25 to 34 35 to 44
Rateper100,000
Estonia 02
Latvia 02
Lithuania 02
Thailand (00)
Greece 01
Romania 02
Brazil (00)
Portugal (02)
Poland 02
Slovakia 00
Chile
USA 00
Hungary 02
Czech Rep
Slovenia 02
Spain 01
Belgium 97
Finland 02
France 00
Argentina (01)
New Zealand (00)
Italy 01
Australia (01)
Denmark 99
Austria 02
Canada 00
Armenia (02)
Norw ay (01)
Germany 01
Sw eden 01
Egypt 00
Israel 99
UK 02
Japan 02
Netherlands 03
Hong Kong 00
Adapted from White & Holmes (2006)
Female
0
50
100
150
200
250
15 to 24 25 to 34 35 to 44
Rateper100,000
Latvia 02
Estonia 02
Lithuania 02
USA 00
Thailand (00)
Romania 02
Greece 01
Czech Rep 02
Belgium 97
New Zealand (00)
France 00
Hungary 02
Poland 02
Slovakia 00
Canada 00
Finland 02
Denmark 99
Argentina (01)
Brazil (00)
Australia (01)
Portugal 02
Spain 01
Austria
Ireland 01
Italy 01
Slovenia 02
Chile (01)
Germany 01
Norw ay (01)
Israel 99
Sw eden 01
UK 02
Armenia (02)
Egypt 00
Japan 02
Netherlands 03
Hong Kong 00

14. Circulatory System, men and women
Male
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
15 to 24 25 to 34 35 to 44
Rateper100,000
Latvia 02
Egypt 00
Estonia 02
Romania 02
Lithuania 02
Hungary 02
Armenia (02)
Poland 02
Thailand (00)
Brazil (00)
Slovakia 00
Argentina (01)
Greece 01
USA 00
Portugal (02)
Czech Rep
New Zealand (00)
Slovenia 02
Denmark 99
Belgium 97
Finland 02
Japan 02
UK 02
Germany 01
Italy 01
Austria 02
Spain 01
Netherlands 03
Chile
France 00
Australia (01)
Canada 00
Israel 99
Norw ay (01)
Sw eden 01
Hong Kong 00
Female
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
15 to 24 25 to 34 35 to 44
Rateper100,000
Egypt 00
Brazil (00)
Latvia 02
Hungary 02
Romania 02
Estonia 02
Argentina (01)
Thailand (00)
USA 00
Lithuania 02
Poland 02
Armenia (02)
Slovakia 00
Netherlands 03
New Zealand (00)
Portugal 02
Belgium 97
Finland 02
Greece 01
Chile (01)
UK 02
Denmark 99
Germany 01
Czech Rep 02
Slovenia 02
Austria
Australia (01)
Japan 02
Italy 01
France 00
Spain 01
Canada 00
Norw ay (01)
Israel 99
Sw eden 01
Hong Kong 00
Adapted from White & Holmes (2006)

15. 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

16. Gender and social class

18. Key Issues in Men’s Health
Men less likely than
women to:
• See a GP
• Attend for a Health Check
• Opt for bowel cancer screening
• Visit a pharmacy
• Have a dental check-up

19. Key Issues in
Men’s Health

20. Key Issues in
Men’s Health
MEN’S USE OF SERVICES

22. WHY DO MEN TAKE RISKS
• It’s the male role
• Conceal fragility and vulnerability
• Project strength and invulnerability
• Don’t believe the evidence or are simply
less aware of it
• See self-care as a ‘women’s issue’
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25. Men’s symptom awareness

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30. North Sea Helicopter Crash 'Was Preventable'
Families of the 16 men who died call for the Lord Advocate to look again at
the evidence and reconsider a criminal prosecution.
22:54, UK, Thursday 13 March 2014