Risk of death for men 60 pc higher than women in 28 countries
Risk of death for men 60 pc higher than women in 28 countries
ANI / Updated: Mar 16, 2021, 06:00 IST
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A large study of people in 28 countries found men aged 50 and over had a 60 per cent greater risk of death than women, partly explained by heavier rates of smoking and heart disease in men, although the
gap varied across countries. The new research was published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
“Many studies have examined the potential impact of
social, behavioural and biological factors on sex diff erences in mortality, but few have been able to investigate potential variation across countries,” writes Dr Yu-Tzu Wu,