Men’s Health Week: Men in Leeds are living fewer healthy years – here’s why - video Dailymotion

A look at how men's health varies across the UK and why local action is key to closing the life expectancy gap.

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00:00In Leeds, men's health is under pressure and the numbers spell it out. ONS figures show male life

00:06expectancy in Yorkshire and the Humber fell to 77.9 from 78.8 before the pandemic. Locally,

00:14a man aged 65 in Leeds can expect nearly 18 more years, slightly below England's 18.7.

00:21That suggests early chronic illness is already hitting this region.

00:25Heart, lung and diabetes issues are on the rise, along with mental health concerns.

00:30Leeds needs earlier intervention, say experts, stronger local screening programs

00:35and mental health services aimed at men in their 40s and 50s.

00:39And in places like Leeds, where men's life expectancy still lags behind the national average,

00:45campaigners say locally tailored services could make all the difference.

00:50As the national men's health call for evidence arrives here,

00:53Leeds men and civic leaders must engage to build a strategy shaped by our local stats

00:58and by local needs.