Men have worse health than women - statistical report

Men continue to fare worse than women in education, health and crime, according to a new report released  by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The report - Gender Indicators, Australia (cat. no. 4125.0) - analyses ABS and non-ABS data to look at the differences between men and women, and how the differences are changing over time.

The report shows that males were more than three times as likely as females to die from suicide, nearly three times more likely to die in a car accident, and one and a half times more likely to die from cancer. Heart disease remains the leading cause of death for males and females – however the rate is higher for males and the gap between males and females has increased since 2001.