Men's Health Week 2025: Shoulder to Shoulder

Did you know that: 

• 2 in 5 men admit to regularly feeling low or worried
• 40% of men won’t talk about their mental health
• 40% of men said it would take thoughts of suicide or self-harm to compel them to seek professional help
• Men with mental health problems can earn 42% less money than men without them.

Men’s Health Week is an opportunity to show that men’s health is an important issue, so that they may be more likely to speak up when they are experiencing low mental health and other conditions, before the problem becomes more complex. 

In regards to men’s physical health:

• Men are nearly twice as likely as women to die prematurely from diabetes
• Amongst people working full-time, 37% of men had seen their GP in the past 3 months compared to 53% of women
• Men are 67% more likely to die from the common cancers that affect both men and women