Today, the average life expectancy for women is 79 and for men is 72. As men and women approach these ages, the life expectancy will most likely increase with treatments and cures for diseases and therapies for ones like cancer, heart attack, influenza or Alzheimer's.
Statistics show that women take more preventative measures to protect their health status, because they worry more about it than men do. To help men improving the average of their life expectancy, we try to provide as much as information we can related to diseases and conditions that may influence expectancy and quality of life.
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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) provides men with an evidence-based checklist
available in English and Spanish. This Checklist for Health, is a pocket-size printing designed to
guide men regarding which medical checkup tests they need to stay healthy at any age.
The checklist for men includes recommendations about cholesterol checks, tests for high blood pressure,
colorectal cancer screening and new Task Force recommendations on screening for obesity, abdominal
aortic aneurysm and HIV. Your Checklist for Health is Here
Life expectancy
Statistics of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), show that over a million American men died in 2003.
Nearly 80 percent, about 800,000 of them died of heart disease. According to CDC heart disease is the leading causes of death among American men.
The same statistics reveal men are at higher risk of death than are women in most of leading causes of death.
As a result, the average span life of an American man is 5.3 fewer years than of an average woman. In 2003, female
life expectancy was 80.1 years and male life expectancy was 74.8 years.
Top Search Topics for Men
Statistics show that the following are the most frequently searched Men's Health Topics on AOL Search:
Prostate cancer
Urinary tract infections
Insomnia
Hair loss
Vasectomy
Ulcerative colitis
Diabetes
Impotence
Prostatitis
Indigestion
10 leading killers of American men in 2004
All Males,
All Ages
Percent*
1) Heart
disease
27.2
2) Cancer
24.3
3)
Unintentional injuries
6.1
4) Stroke
5.0
5) Chronic
lower respiratory diseases
5.0
6) Diabetes
3.0
7) Influenza
and pneumonia
2.3
8) Suicide
2.2
9) Kidney
disease
1.7
10)
Alzheimer's disease
1.6
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2004
Leading Causes of Death for Men by Ethnicity
(Please note that these causes of death are not necessarily current and can vary among these populations over time. This table remains here to illustrate that there are often considerable differences in the leading causes of death among men.)
All Males
European American
African American
Native American
Asian American
Hispanic American
1
Heart Disease
Heart Disease
Heart Disease
Heart Disease
Heart Disease
Heart Disease
2
Cancer
Cancer
Cancer
Unintentional Injuries
Cancer
Cancer
3
Cerebrovascular Disease
Cerebrovascular Disease
HIV Infection
Cancer
Cerebrovascular Disease
Unintentional Injuries
4
Unintentional Injuries
Unintentional Injuries
Unintentional Injuries
Diabetes
Unintentional Injuries
HIV Infection
5
Chronic Lung Disease
Chronic Lung Disease
Homicide
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis
Pneumonia and Influenza
Homicide
Age-well.org Live Younger Longer Information about
strategies to age well and live a long, active life. These include eating well, exercising regularly, looking after one’
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Info and news related to conditions that influence men health
Question:
My husband's navel is bleeding. Should I be concerned? What could this mean?by claribel May 2, 2009
Answer:
Your husband would have either some type of skin infection either he is scratching himself till resulted
a sore. It's also possible a pressure caused by obesity (if he is obese) or a sign of hernia. My advice is to get
checked asap.
Question:
I recently started getting a very nasty odor, like gas or rotting protien,
coming from my throat and sinuses. What could cause this?
by Glenn December 2, 2008
Answer:
Among many causes, infection is top of list.
See your doctor for a proper antibiotic and 5-10 days of treatment.
Question:
Trying to identify a feeling of "colicky-ness" where it feels like I have "gas"
all the time, and everything I eat, comes "out" the same. Could this be a prostate
issue?or an intestinal one? I am 37 yrs old and have been a smoker until about 7
years ago.
by Eddie October 1, 2008
Answer:
See if you eat foods causing gas, such as foods that contain carbohydrates: sugars,
potatoes, corn, noodles, wheat, oat bran, beans, peas and most fruits. If not you must see your doctor.
Question:
What does health mean?
by rawan.mrawish August 25, 2008
Answer:
Health is metabolic efficiency. On the contary, sickness is metabolic inefficiency.
Nobody is totally healthy or totally sick. Each of us is a unique combination
of health and sickness.
Question:
Why am i having pain in my lower back and abdomen?
by maurice July 25, 2008
Answer:
Start with pelvic exams and urine sample. See if it is an enlarged gallbladder or gallstones.
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