Analysis based on the global gender health gap has revealed that women suffer from poor health for more years than men. Researchers from Washington University Institute and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) have studied the impact of 20 major diseases in the world on men and women. According to him, there is a lot of difference between men and women all over the world in terms of health.
According to researchers, men are more affected by heart disease, respiratory infections, and corona disease. Whereas women have more problems like headaches, backache, and mental health. Experts have stressed the urgent need for action to improve women's health. This study has been published in the Lancet Public Health journal. The health gap between men and women increases with age, causing women to suffer from diseases throughout their lives. Study author Dr. Luisa Sorio Flor said that progress in health across the world in the last 30 years has been uneven. Women live longer, but most of the time their health remains poor.
Women are more affected in South Asian countries
Research has shown that women are more affected by problems in South Asian countries, including India, China etc. The rate of women being affected in this area is more than 50 percent. Mental health conditions disproportionately impact women around the world. At the same time, progress in health strategies for men has been slow. New initiatives have been launched in the European region, including a 2018 strategy on men's health and well-being. However, only a few countries like Australia, Ireland, Iran, Brazil, Malaysia, Mongolia South Africa, etc. have national-level policies on health for men.
Study of diseases between 1990 and 2021
In this research, 20 major diseases have been studied between 1990 and 2021. For this, data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 was used to compare the total number of life years lost due to disease and premature death. Corona affected the most in 2021. Here too, men were affected 45% more than women. According to researchers, men suffered more than women in 13 of the top 20 causes of disease burden in 2021. This includes COVID-19, road injuries, and heart, respiratory, and liver-related diseases.
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