Peter Baker

Men’s health – one of the biggest health inequalities but one of the least talked about. Globally, in 2016, average male life expectancy at birth was 70 years, according to WHO data.  Lesotho had the lowest life expectancy for males at 51 years and Switzerland had the highest at 81 years, a difference of 30 years or almost 60%. By comparison, average global life expectancy for females was 74 years. The difference in life expectancy between men and women globally has widened by about 30% since 1970. Read the rest of this entry »