Men's health data
Country values are compared with an unweighted average of the available country records.
Men's health is influenced by many factors, including access to care, living conditions, prevention, mental wellbeing, and everyday health habits. These factors vary between countries and are generally more important to overall health than penis size, which is only one narrow measure and does not determine health or wellbeing.
Male life expectancy at birth
Unit: yearsDefinition: The average number of years a male newborn would be expected to live if current mortality patterns remained the same throughout his lifetime.
World average calculated from 90 countries. Calculated as an unweighted mean of available country records.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators (2024)
Male healthy life expectancy
Unit: yearsDefinition: The average number of years a male newborn would be expected to live in good health, without significant illness or disability, based on current health conditions.
World average calculated from 87 countries. Calculated as an unweighted mean of available country records.
Source: WHO Global Health Observatory (2021)
Male suicide rate
Unit: deaths per 100,000 male populationDefinition: The number of deaths by suicide among males per 100,000 male residents in a year. This is a crude rate, meaning it is not adjusted for differences in age between populations.
World average calculated from 87 countries. Calculated as an unweighted mean of available country records.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators (2021)
Adult male obesity rate
Unit: % of male population ages 18+Definition: The percentage of males aged 18 and older whose body mass index (BMI) is 30 or higher, the standard threshold used to define obesity in adults.
World average calculated from 87 countries. Calculated as an unweighted mean of available country records.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators (2024)
Heavy episodic drinking among men
Unit: % of male population aged 15+Definition: The percentage of males aged 15 and older who reported having a large amount of alcohol on one occasion within the previous 30 days, using the source dataset's definition of heavy episodic drinking.
World average calculated from 87 countries. Calculated as an unweighted mean of available country records.
Source: WHO Global Information System on Alcohol and Health (2020)
Adult male physical inactivity rate
Unit: % of adults aged 18+Definition: The percentage of adult males aged 18 and older who do not get enough physical activity to meet recommended health guidelines, using an age-standardized estimate where provided.
World average calculated from 87 countries. Calculated as an unweighted mean of available country records.
Source: WHO Global Health Observatory (2022)