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Sunderland Men's Health
Yusuf Meah
Promoting Health Practitioner
Sunderland South Forum Monthly Meeting
Wednesday 28th November 2012
Every year, almost 100,000 men are dying needlessly prematurely (before 75) each year
compared to about 66,000 women. That's more than the capacity of Wembley, nearly
as many men as in the British Army
Men's health forum, 2011
Male life expectancy WEST
Life expectancy is measured in years – dark colours show low life expectancy
Among males in Sunderland West the lowest life expectancy is experienced by communities in Pallion, St. Annes and Sandhill wards
In a nut shell….• Some very disadvantaged communities within
the Sunderland West area• Correlation between low education attainment
and unemployment• Poorer health, particularly in Sandhill, St
Annes and Pallion• High prevalence of smoking• Particularly low uptake of immunisations in
some wards
Sunderland Male life expectancy
• Life expectancy at birth is 75.9 years for males, this compares to 76.5 in the North East and 78.6 years for males across England.
GOOD NEWS average life expectancy for both males and females living in Sunderland is rising over time.
• Within Sunderland wards, a man living in Washington South could live nearly 17 years longer than a man living in Hendon.
BAD NEWS among males the gap in life expectancy between Sunderland and England has
widened
The following are the main contributors to Sunderland male mortality rates:
•Cancers (lung, Prostate, Testicular, Skin, Bowel) •Cardio Vascular Disease (Due to Alcohol, Smoking, Obesity)•Emotional Health and wellbeing
ONS (2008) Quarterly Health Statistics
Emotional health and wellbeing
‘a sense of balance’‘feeling able to cope’
‘feeling mentally and physically well’
Conclusions
• Know what's going on in your local area - how can we work together to improve health
• Don’t fall in the risk category – Take care of yourself
• Be informed about health
• Become a member of the network
ContactYusuf MeahPromoting Health Practitioner
Sunderland Public HealthLoftus HouseColima AveSunderlandSR5 3XB Tel: 0191 5297200Email: [email protected]