Closing the women’s health gap. Because of disparities in care delivery, data, and efficacy, women spend 25% more time in poor health than men do. A recent analysis from the McKinsey Health Institute, in collaboration with the World Economic Forum, finds that closing the global women’s health gap could result in better overall health, fewer early deaths, and as much as a $1 trillion economic boost, McKinsey senior partner Lucy Pérez and coauthors share.
Women’s distinctive health. Tackling the women’s health gap means understanding that women’s biology is different from men’s in ways beyond reproductive organs. Child, maternal, newborn, sexual, and reproductive health account for only 5% of the women’s health burden. In comparison, more than half of the burden reflects conditions that affect women disproportionately or differently than they do men, with most of the conditions affecting women’s working years. Learn how the women’s health gap affects the global economy on a country-by-country level.
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