Men’s Health

Facts about Men’s Health

• • Just over three out of four suicides (76%) are by men and suicide is the biggest cause of death for men under 35 (Reference: ONS)
  • 12.5% of men in the UK are suffering from one of the common mental health disorders
  • Men are nearly three times more likely than women to become alcohol dependent (8.7% of men are alcohol dependent compared to 3.3% of women (Health and Social Care Information Centre)
  • Men are more likely to use (and die from) illegal drugs (Neath Port Talbot is in the top 10 heroin deaths in Europe)
  • Men are less likely to access psychological therapies than women.
  • Over three quarters of people who kill themselves are men (Reference: ONS).
  • Men report significantly lower life satisfaction than women in the Government’s national well-being survey – with those aged 45 to 59 reporting the lowest levels of life satisfaction (Reference: ONS)
  • 73% of adults who ‘go missing’ are men (Reference: University of York).
  • 87% of rough sleepers are men (Reference: Crisis).
  • There are an average of 84 men a week who take their own lives (CALM)