"The State of Men's Health in Europe" Report

A European Union (EU) commissioned report, titled "The State of Men’s Health In Europe", was launched in the European Parliament on Tuesday 14th June 2011.  This report brings together the official epidemiological data from across Europe and across all major disease areas, from cancer and heart disease to mental health.  The Report shows that every year twice as many men of working age (16-64 years) die as women, with some 630,000 male and 300,000 female deaths across the EU27 countries in this age group.  If current projections are correct, there will be a reduction of nearly 24 million working age men across the EU by 2060.  Noel Richardson - Chairperson of the Men's Health Forum in Ireland - was one of the authors of this report, which also shows that the statistics for men in Ireland are very alarming.  A summary of the report findings can be accessed online at: http://ec.europa.eu/health/publications/index_en.htm