Study: The mortality rate for men is higher than for women in 2019… the gender gap widens

A recent study raised the alarm about the widening gap between men and women in mortality rates in many countries around the world, pointing to the increased risk of death for men, compared to women.

In 2019, male deaths from 10 to 24 years old accounted for 61 percent, or two-thirds of the global total, while this category of male mortality rates recorded 15.3 percent in 1950.

The gap was largest in Latin America and the Caribbean, where mortality rates among men aged 20 to 24 years were three times higher than that of women. There has been no improvement in mortality rates in this age group over the past 20 years.

The main causes of death for men in 2019 varied according to age and region, and accidents were the cause of most deaths among boys aged 10 to 14 years, in all regions except for high-income regions, where cancer was the main cause, with the exception of South Asia and the region Sub-Saharan Africa, where disease was caused by consumption of contaminated water and food.

Among men aged 15 to 24 years, the most common cause of death was “transport accidents” in almost all regions, according to what was published by the British newspaper “The Guardian”.

According to the World Health Organization, 10 causes were responsible for 55% of the 55.4 million deaths in the world.

The organization divided these causes into 3 categories, diseases related to the heart, vessels, respiratory system and problems during childbirth.