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Men in deprived areas live up to a decade less than affluent counterparts, report finds
A general view of staff on a NHS hospital ward at Ealing Hospital in London, January 18, 2024
COUNCILS are calling for the creation of a national men’s health strategy, warning that those in deprived areas are living up to a decade less than their counterparts in wealthier communities.
A report by the Local Government Association (LGA) warns that such men face a “silent health crisis,” with higher rates of cancers, heart disease and type 2 diabetes.
It says that stark inequalities lead to men in deprived areas dying 10 years earlier — and facing a 20-year gap in healthy life expectancy — than residents of affluent areas.
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