A new study highlights the need for sex- and gender-informed strategies that recognise the unique health challenges faced by females and males.
Globally, there are substantial differences between females and males 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, published in The Lancet Public Health journal.
Non-fatal conditions that lead to health loss through illness and disability, including musculoskeletal conditions, mental health conditions, and headache disorders, particularly affect females globally, while males are disproportionally affected by conditions that lead to more premature death, such as COVID-19, road injuries, cardiovascular diseases, and respiratory and liver diseases.
Importantly, these health differences between females and males continue to grow with age, leaving females with higher levels of illness and disability throughout their lives, because they tend to live longer than males.
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