Women often outlive men but in poorer health. What causes the difference in diseases
There's been little progress in closing the gap between the sexes in 30 years, a study of 20 common diseases has found. | Health
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There's been little progress in closing the gap between the sexes in 30 years, a study of 20 common diseases has found. | Health
There's been little progress in closing the gap between the sexes in 30 years, a study of 20 diseases found. It's not only about biological sex.
Globally, there are substantial differences between females and males (aged 10 and older) when it comes to health, with limited progress in bridging these health gaps over the past 30 years, according to a new study examining the disparities in the 20 leading causes of disease burden between females and males, across ages and regions, published in The Lancet Public Health journal.
While women are more likely to live longer than men, they experience and endure more non-fatal health conditions than men across their lives.
Men experience a greater degree of health loss and have a higher burden of diseases that lead to premature death, but women suffer more pathologies such as lower back pain, depression, and anxiety, according to new research