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Lives Too Short - The State of Men’s Health

Almost 100,000 men are dying prematurely (before 75 years) each year compared to about 66,000 women. By comparison, Wembley Stadium has a capacity of 90,000 and the British Army has 102,000 full-time personnel.

For those who want to be sure they understand the statistics, there is an excellent section on malehealth, the MHF's health information site for men of all ages on understanding health statistics.

Dying young

 

 


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Top ten UK & English local authority areas for male life expectancy at birth

Kensington and Chelsea 84.3
Westminster 82.9
Fareham 81.4
Hart 81.3
Elmbridge 81.3
South Bucks 81.2
East Dorset 81.2
Epsom and Ewell 81.2
Wokingham 81.1 
South Cambridgeshire 81.1

 

Bottom ten English local authority areas for male life expectancy at birth

Blackpool 73.6
Manchester 73.8
Liverpool 74.3
Sandwell 74.3
Blackburn with Darwen 74.4
Corby 74.4
Salford 74.5
Halton 74.8
Kingston upon Hull 75.0
Islington 75.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Life expectancy at birth by social class

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Mortality rates in England and Wales by three social classes, men aged 25–64

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Page created on November 3rd, 2010

Page updated on November 3rd, 2010

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