American men get sick more often and die earlier than their peers in the world

Men living in the United States get sick much more often than men in similarly wealthy countries, says

in a new report. Among other things, they are more likely to die earlier from preventable causes. Men experiencing financial difficulties also tend to fare worse in the United States than in other countries. Discuss

The new reports were produced by the Commonwealth Fund,which is a non-profit organization dedicated to health care reform. These reports analyze publicly available data on health outcomes as well as surveys conducted by the organization. They typically compare the US to high-income peers, including “Norway, the Netherlands, Australia, the UK, Germany, Canada, New Zealand, France, and Sweden.”

American men are more likely than others toreport multiple chronic health problems (29% overall) and are second only to Australian men in their need for mental health care (35%). They also have the highest rate of preventable deaths under age 75. These differences were even larger for American men with “income insecurity,” who were also at higher risk of not being able to afford health care and avoiding doctors—not surprisingly, only one-third of them rated the U.S. health care system highly.

The only category in which Americanmen feel better than their peers, – it's prostate cancer. The death rate from prostate cancer in the United States is actually lower than in any other country.