First-ever men’s health strategy: Why do women live longer than men?

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By Daniel Pye

As the government prepares to launch its first ever men’s health strategy, Doctors.net.uk has looked at the data associated with the long-standing gap in life expectancy between men and women and what male-specific health issues might be addressed in the plan.

The government has launched a call for evidence for its men’s health strategy, with the aim of closing the life expectancy gap of about 4 years.