Women suffer more pain than men across the whole body, major global study finds

The researchers found women’s self-reported pain across 11 bodily sites was higher than for men. Photograph: Kinga Krzeminska/Getty Images

Women report suffering more pain than men, a major new global study has found.

That was true for all types of pain the researchers measured, and comes amid continuing concern about the gender pain gap, which means women are less likely to be prescribed the pain relief they need.