The Australian Medical Association (AMA) Men’s Health Statement (2018) urges action on men and boy’s health and wellbeing. In Australia:
- 7 out of 9 daily suicides in Australia are men
- men have shorter life expectancy and a greater burden of disease
- the majority of injury and workplace fatalities are men
- men are disproportionally represented in prisons
- men suffer higher rates of homelessness and schooling difficulties