Men’s Health
Ottawa Public Health develops and implements strategies with community partners to reduce premature death, decrease disability from preventable chronic disease, increase early detection of cancer and promote access to prevention and health promotion services.
Did you know?
- Ottawa men are significantly more likely to be overweight or obese than women.
- Over a third of men in Ottawa report being physically inactive.
- 14.3 per cent of men in Ottawa smoke.
- Heart disease is the number one killer of Canadian men.
- Over 80 per cent of Canadians (20 to 59) have at least one of the following risk factors for heart disease and stroke: smoking, physical inactivity, weight problems, high blood pressure and diabetes.
- The incidence of Type 2 diabetes is escalating rapidly.
- Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death in Canada.
- Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among Ottawa males. Mortality rates from prostate cancer have gradually declined.
- Ottawa males (12+ yrs.) are less likely than females to consume five to 10 servings of fruits and vegetables daily.
- Ottawa males (20+ yrs.) are less likely than females to be low-risk alcohol drinkers and more likely to report heavy drinking behaviour.
- Ottawa males are more likely than females to die prematurely from unintentional injuries and suicide.
- Tobacco use is responsible for 85 per cent of all new cases of lung cancer.
- Anyone born today has a one in seven chance of developing skin cancer in his/her lifetime.
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