The same principle applies for tuberculosis sufferers, with male patients less likely to seek care than women. In countries with generalized HIV epidemics, for example, men “are less likely than women to take an HIV test, less likely to access antiretroviral therapy and more likely to die of AIDS-related illnesses than women”, the study finds. Whether it’s homicide, road accidents, suicide, cardiovascular disease - time and time again, men are doing worse than women - Dr. Richard Cibulskis, main author of WHO’s World Health Statistics Overview 2019.Īpart from the average increase from 66.5 years, to 72 years overall, its findings also show that “healthy” life expectancy - the number of years individuals live in full health - increased from 58.5 years in 2000, to 63.3 years in 2016.ĭiffering attitudes to healthcare between men and women, help to account for the discrepancy in life expectancy between the sexes, the report suggests.
“Whether it’s homicide, road accidents, suicide, cardiovascular disease - time and time again, men are doing worse than women”, said Dr.
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