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Manosphere, tobacco and gambling are driving avoidable harm and premature deaths among men, studies find

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Manosphere, tobacco and gambling are driving avoidable harm and premature deaths among men, studies find

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Men are suffering poor health and dying younger while the companies that profit from their misery are turning over billions of dollars.

This is the stark warning from new research exploring men's health around the world, which found the gap in life expectancy between men and women is disproportionately widening among disadvantaged populations, ethnic minorities and populations of lower socioeconomic status.

The landmark series of papers, published in the medical journal The Lancet, shines a light on the varied burden of illness and injury among diverse groups of men and explores some of the drivers of those burdens.

Led by researchers at the University of Sheffield, the series explores the causes of this disparity, including how the alcohol, tobacco and sports betting industries prey on men, while gaps in public policy and support services have allowed harmful influences, including extremist online "manosphere" culture, to grow unchecked.

The studies, led by professor Jim Catto, professor of urology at the University of Sheffield's School of Medicine and Population Health, call for the global rollout of national men's health strategies to tackle these issues.

While countries like Ireland (2008) and England (2025) have introduced national men's health strategies, global implementation remains sparse, severely underfunded and heavily focused on individual behavior rather than systemic drivers such as racism, poverty and class inequality.

Professor Catto, from the University of Sheffield's School of Medicine and Population Health, said: "Closing the gaps in men's health policy stops the growth of damaging industries and doesn't take away from women.


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