Men’s Health Week: The health inequalities facing men in Bristol

A look at how men's health varies across the UK and why local action is key to closing the life expectancy gap.

Transcript

00:00In Bristol and across the West Country, our men's health tells a clear story.

00:05According to the latest Joint Strategic Needs Assessment, men in Bristol live around 78.9 years, just under the England average.

00:13At age 65, local men typically live another 18.5 years, compared to the 18.8 nationally.

00:20That gap shows challenges around early illness and health inequality.

00:24In deprived parts of Bristol, men live nearly 10 years fewer than those in affluent wards.

00:28Our rates of preventable illness are high, cancer and respiratory disease deaths exceed national averages,

00:35and male alcohol-related hospital admissions remain significantly elevated.

00:39Suicide is also a critical concern, at around 18 male deaths per 100,000, higher than the England male average.

00:47Experts say Bristol needs locally targeted screening programs, mental health services and community well-being hubs.

00:53As the national men's health call for evidence begins, local action can make a national strategy truly count.