Within the run as much as the Federal election on Saturday 3 Might, the Australian Males’s Well being Discussion board (AMHF) is highlighting among the key well being points dealing with males and boys.
We’re inviting everybody who cares about males’s well being to contact their native candidates and ask them what motion they may take to enhance the lives and well being of males and boys if elected.
In case you want just a little encouragement to achieve out and join together with your native candidates, then listed below are 10 shocking info that spotlight why we have to take motion to enhance males’s well being in Australia.
Males are dying too younger
Males in Australia die 5 years youthful than girls on common. In 2023, the median age of demise for males was 79.6 years, in comparison with 84.6 years for girls.
The hole for individuals born in Australia is bigger. Males born in Australia are dying 6 years youthful than girls on common (78.3 years for males in comparison with 84.3 years for girls).
Supply: ABS Deaths Australia 2023
50 males a day die from avoidable causes
Day-after-day, 50 Australian males and boys die from preventable causes earlier than the age of 75. In 2022, a complete of 28,509 individuals below 75 died from doubtlessly avoidable causes, comprising 18,080 males and 10,429 females.
Decreasing the variety of preventable deaths in males to the identical quantity as girls would save the lives of greater than 7,500 males and boys a 12 months.
Supply: AIHW MORT books 2018-2022
Suicide is the main killer of males below 65
9 individuals a day die by suicide, 7 males and a pair of females on common, with males and boys accounting for 3 in 4 suicides.
In 2023, a complete of three,214 individuals died by suicide, 2,419 males and 795 females. Suicide is now the main explanation for demise in males below 65 in Australia.
Supply: ABS Underlying causes of death 2023
7 in 10 younger individuals who die are boys and younger males
Boys and younger males are considerably over-represented in deaths of individuals aged 15-24 years outdated. 72.3% of individuals on this age group who die are male. In 2023, a complete of 1,111 younger individuals (15-24 years) died, 803 males and 308 females.
Total, younger males and boys accounted for:
- 7 in 10 suicides (259 of 365 deaths)
- 4 in 5 street deaths (195 of 246 deaths)
- 4 in 5 unintended poisonings (46 of 56 deaths)
- 9 in 10 homicides (26 of 29 deaths)
- 9 in 10 unintended drownings (22 of 24 deaths)
Supply: ABS Underlying causes of death 2023
4 in 5 coronary heart deaths below 65 are males
Coronary heart illness is the main killer of males in Australia, claiming the lives of greater than 10,000 males (practically 30 day) in 2023. Males are at considerably greater threat of dying from persistent coronary heart illness earlier than they attain the age of 65.
In 2023, a complete of two,421 individuals died from coronary heart illness, 1,905 males and 515 females. Practically 4 in 5 coronary heart illness deaths in individuals below 65 are males.
Supply: ABS Underlying causes of death 2023
Males are 50% extra doubtless than girls to die from most cancers
Whereas coronary heart illness is the main single killer of males in Australia, the mixed whole of male deaths from various kinds of cancers is almost 3x greater than deaths from persistent coronary heart illness.
Most cancers kills 80 males a day in Australia and 250 males a day are identified with most cancers. Males are over 30% extra prone to get most cancers than girls and 50% extra prone to die from most cancers.
In 2023, the speed of latest instances of most cancers in males and boys was 572.5 per 100,000 and in females it was 443.5 per 100,000. In the identical 12 months, the speed of demise from most cancers was 178.2 per 100,000 for males and 118.4 per 100,000 for females.
Supply: ABS Underlying causes of death 2023; AIHW Cancer web article (02 Jul 2024).
7 in 10 alcohol-related deaths are males
Alcohol kills 3 males a day in Australia, with males accounting for 70.9% of alcohol-induced deaths in Australia. In 2023, there have been 1,667 alcohol-induced deaths, 1,182 males and 485 females.
Alcohol was discovered to be a contributing consider a complete of 125 deaths every week in 2018, with males accounting for practically 2 in 3 of those deaths. In whole, 1,450 male deaths and 158 feminine deaths have been linked to occupational hazards and exposures.
When it comes to deaths the place alcohol is a contributing issue, when evaluating men and women, males and boys account for:
- 5x extra suicides linked to alcohol (324 of 389 deaths)
- 5x extra persistent liver illness deaths 1,394 of two,184
- 75% extra most cancers deaths (405 of 467 deaths)
Supply: ABS Underlying causes of death 2023; AIHW Australian Burden of Disease Study 2024.
3 in 4 street deaths are males
Males and boys are 3x extra prone to die in street deaths that ladies and ladies. In 2023, a complete of 1,437 individuals died in transport accidents, 1,085 have been male and 352 have been feminine.
Males and boys account for:
- 2 in 3 pedestrian deaths (123 of 184 deaths)
- 2 in 3 automobile occupants who die 459 of 678 deaths)
- 95% of cyclists who die in accidents (41 of 43 deaths)
- 94% of motorcyclists who die in accidents (229 of 244 deaths)
Supply: ABS Underlying causes of death 2023
95% of office deaths are males
Each two days a person loses his life at work. In 2023, there have been 200 office fatalities in Australia with males accounting for 95% of those deaths. It’s estimated {that a} additional 30 deaths every week are related to publicity to occupational hazards.
Work was discovered to be a contributing consider a complete of 1,608 deaths in 2018, with males accounting or 90% of those deaths. In whole, 1,450 male deaths and 158 feminine deaths have been linked to occupational hazards and exposures in 2018.
Supply: Safework Australia, work-related fatalities dashboard; AIHW Australian Burden of Disease Study 2024.
The preventable demise fee in poor males is 4x greater than wealthy girls
Our well being is formed by our social standing. When it comes to preventable deaths, the poorest 20% of individuals are greater than twice as prone to die from doubtlessly avoidable causes than the richest 20%.
In accordance with Authorities information on doubtlessly avoidable deaths, the poorest 20% of males in Australia are:
- 80% extra prone to die than girls from the identical social background
- 2 x extra prone to die than the richest 20% of males
- 4x extra prone to die than the richest 20% of girls
Supply: AIHW MORT books 2018-2022
Take motion for males’s well being
As a part of our Federal Election Platform 2025, AMHF is asking on the following Authorities to extend funding for the Nationwide Males’s Well being Technique to assist among the points listed on this article.
Discover out how one can make a distinction for males and boys this election by asking your native candidates three questions about men’s health.
