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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Andrew Gregory Health editor

Call for action on UK men’s health as 133,000 die early every year

A GP measures a man's blood pressure in his surgery.
Two in five men in Britain are dying prematurely, often from avoidable conditions, Movember found. Photograph: Alamy

More than 133,000 men die early every year in the UK, equating to 15 every hour, according to a report calling for urgent action to improve men’s health.

Two in five men are dying prematurely, before the age of 75 and often from entirely avoidable health conditions, research by the charity Movember found.

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