The findings, based on data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021, compare the total number of life years lost due to disease and premature death, with the 20 leading causes of disease burden over the past 30 years being heavier among women and men. The difference is revealed. It also emphasizes the need for a gender-responsive approach to health.
Musculoskeletal conditions, mental health conditions and headache disorders, which although do not cause poor health, were found to be more prevalent in women. These conditions increase with age and because women live longer than men, they face higher levels of disease and disability throughout their lives.
Men, on the other hand, were found to be affected by Covid-19, road injuries, heart diseases and respiratory and liver diseases
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Luisa said, "A key point the study highlights is that women and men have differences in biological and social factors, which change over time and sometimes increase, as a result of which they differ at each stage of life. And regions around the world experience health and disease differently." Sorio Flor at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), University of Washington, USA.
"The challenge now is to design, implement and evaluate sex-informed ways to prevent and treat the leading causes of morbidity and premature mortality from an early age and in diverse populations," De Luisa said.
Ischemic heart disease, lung cancer, and chronic kidney disease, these differences affect men at younger ages and increase throughout life. The leading cause of health loss in 2021 Covid impacted me 45 percent more than women.
"The time is right for this study and action
But that's because COVID-19 has starkly reminded us that differences can have a profound impact on health outcomes, Luisa said.
Musculoskeletal conditions, mental health conditions and headache disorders, which although do not cause poor health, were found to be more prevalent in women. These conditions increase with age and because women live longer than men, they face higher levels of disease and disability throughout their lives.
Men, on the other hand, were found to be affected by Covid-19, road injuries, heart diseases and respiratory and liver diseases
,
Luisa said, "A key point the study highlights is that women and men have differences in biological and social factors, which change over time and sometimes increase, as a result of which they differ at each stage of life. And regions around the world experience health and disease differently." Sorio Flor at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), University of Washington, USA.
"The challenge now is to design, implement and evaluate sex-informed ways to prevent and treat the leading causes of morbidity and premature mortality from an early age and in diverse populations," De Luisa said.
Ischemic heart disease, lung cancer, and chronic kidney disease, these differences affect men at younger ages and increase throughout life. The leading cause of health loss in 2021 Covid impacted me 45 percent more than women.
"The time is right for this study and action
But that's because COVID-19 has starkly reminded us that differences can have a profound impact on health outcomes, Luisa said.
