Asian Men’s Health: Gender Disparity and Life Expectancy.

The aim of this review was to analyze the gender disparities found as well as the life expectancies in Asia. An analysis of the data on gender disparities as well as life expectancies of the different Asian countries was done based on the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Health Observatory Dat...

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Main Authors:	Ho, Christopher CK, Teo, Chee Hau, Ng, CJ, Zulkifli MZ, Tan, MH
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Department of Surgery, UKM Medical Centre 2014
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8334/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8334/1/03-Review_article_%285-8%29.pdf

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spelling	ukm-83342016-12-14T06:46:57Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8334/ Asian Men’s Health: Gender Disparity and Life Expectancy. Ho, Christopher CK Teo, Chee Hau Ng, CJ Zulkifli MZ, Tan, MH The aim of this review was to analyze the gender disparities found as well as the life expectancies in Asia. An analysis of the data on gender disparities as well as life expectancies of the different Asian countries was done based on the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Health Observatory Data Repository as well as the regional government databases. Middle Eastern countries have the highest male to female population ratio. The results show that in terms of population pyramid, Asia is moving towards a more geriatric population. Qatar has the highest life expectancy for men and is the only country in Asia where men live longer than women (difference of 2 years). In general, women in Asia live longer than men. High income countries like Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore have higher life expectancies as compared to those on the lower income nations. The life expectancy of Asian men still lags women. Men’s health care needs to be addressed urgently. The disparity in income-status reflecting the lifespan of men is an impetus for us to narrow the gap of health in Asian countries. Department of Surgery, UKM Medical Centre 2014-06-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8334/1/03-Review_article_%285-8%29.pdf Ho, Christopher CK and Teo, Chee Hau and Ng, CJ and Zulkifli MZ, and Tan, MH (2014) Asian Men’s Health: Gender Disparity and Life Expectancy. Journal of Surgical Academia, 4 (2). pp. 5-8. ISSN 2231-7481
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description	The aim of this review was to analyze the gender disparities found as well as the life expectancies in Asia. An analysis of the data on gender disparities as well as life expectancies of the different Asian countries was done based on the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Health Observatory Data Repository as well as the regional government databases. Middle Eastern countries have the highest male to female population ratio. The results show that in terms of population pyramid, Asia is moving towards a more geriatric population. Qatar has the highest life expectancy for men and is the only country in Asia where men live longer than women (difference of 2 years). In general, women in Asia live longer than men. High income countries like Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore have higher life expectancies as compared to those on the lower income nations. The life expectancy of Asian men still lags women. Men’s health care needs to be addressed urgently. The disparity in income-status reflecting the lifespan of men is an impetus for us to narrow the gap of health in Asian countries.
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author	Ho, Christopher CK Teo, Chee Hau Ng, CJ Zulkifli MZ, Tan, MH
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author_facet	Ho, Christopher CK Teo, Chee Hau Ng, CJ Zulkifli MZ, Tan, MH
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title	Asian Men’s Health: Gender Disparity and Life Expectancy.
title_short	Asian Men’s Health: Gender Disparity and Life Expectancy.
title_full	Asian Men’s Health: Gender Disparity and Life Expectancy.
title_fullStr	Asian Men’s Health: Gender Disparity and Life Expectancy.
title_full_unstemmed	Asian Men’s Health: Gender Disparity and Life Expectancy.
title_sort	asian men’s health: gender disparity and life expectancy.
publisher	Department of Surgery, UKM Medical Centre
publishDate	2014
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Asian Men’s Health: Gender Disparity and Life Expectancy.

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