Men in parts of county twice as likely to die early
LEICESTER WEST HAS THE HIGHEST PREMATURE MORTALITY RATE - SURVEY
in parts of Leicestershire are more than twice as likely to die early than elsewhere in the county, a new report has revealed.
Men’s health charity Movember has found that men in the parliamentary constituency of Leicester West, which includes Beaumont Leys, New Parks and Westcotes, among other areas, die before the age of 75 at the rate of 749 out of every 100,000 men a year.
Leicester East had the next highest premature mortality rate in our county at 570 per 100,000 men, followed by Leicester South at 555 per 100,000.
By contrast, men in the South Leicestershire constituency die prematurely at the rate of 314 men per 100,000, the lowest in the county.
Men living in the most deprived areas of the country are 81 per cent more likely to die young than those in the most affluent, according to Movember’s report.
The charity argued the leading causes of death, such as lung cancer and heart disease, could be prevented by cutting out smoking, reducing alcohol intake, eating well and attending health screenings and appointments.
Michelle Terry, chief executive of Movember, said the report findings should serve as a “wake-up call to the unacceptable state of men’s health” in the UK.
She said: “For too long, men’s health has been relegated to the sidelines of broader health conversations. Men’s health doesn’t exist in a vacuum.
“If we want these tragic numbers to decrease, and better support the men in our lives, real change is needed urgently.
“We need to invest in education and health system reform to meet the unique needs of all genders and have a dedicated men’s health stratMEN egy if we truly want to make progress.”
After the South Leicestershire constituency, the former Charnwood constituency had our county’s next lowest rate at 342 per 100,000, followed by the former Bosworth seat at 363 per 100,000, and the former Rutland and Melton seat at 370 per 100,000.
North East Hampshire has the lowest rates of premature death in the UK. Men there die under the age of 75 at a rate of 223 per 100,000 people.
Nationally, two out of every five men are dying before the age of 75 from preventable causes, with 133,000 men a year dying too soon.
The report also found the health
of men in the UK is worse than in many other wealthy countries. A boy born in the UK in 2021 can expect to live to 78.7 – four years less than a girl, more than three years less than boys in Switzerland, 2.6 years less than boys in Australia and 1.3 years less than boys in Ireland, it said.