About Men's Health Men live on the average about 7 years less than women in the United States.
Women go to the doctor more often than men.
A national survey shows that 1 in 10, or approximately 7 million men have avoided getting regular health exams for more than a decade. Overall, slightly more than 15 million men have not had a basic health check in five years or more. When it comes to preventive health, women are clearly ahead of men in understanding the importance of practicing healthy habits. Women visit the doctor 150 percent as often as men. The likelihood that a man will develop prostate cancer is 1 in 11 and an expected one-third will die from the disease.