International Men's Day is held annually on 19 November. It is an opportunity to celebrate men and boys in all their diversity. Many people also use the day to highlight some of the key social issues that men and boys around the world face.
International Men's Day is held annually on 19 November. It is an opportunity to celebrate men and boys in all their diversity. Many people also use the day to highlight some of the key social issues that men and boys around the world face.
The use of comparisons with women are for context reasons, it is not a competition between men and women.
On average, c12,000 men die from prostate cancer every year. This is 33 per day and one every 45 minutes.
Prostate cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death in males in the UK, accounting for 14% of all cancer deaths in males in the UK.
1 in 5 UK men do not live to 65.
13 men die every day by suicide in the UK (three in every four) with a suicide rate increasing for the past three years (fifth highest this century). That is nearly 5,000 men every year. This is across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
In 2022/23, 43% of boys receive Grade 5 or above GCSEs in English and Maths (47.2% girls). By 2019, boys have had worse exam results than girls for 30 years.
In 2022/23, 6,481 boys were excluded from school (69% of the total).
There are 493,000 young men (16-24) Not in Education, Employment and Training – 213,000 of which are unemployed.
3,214 men were found to be sleeping rough in Autumn 2023 in England. Men make up at least 82% of rough sleepers.
275,000 men were estimated to have been victims of sexual assault in 2021/22* (798,000 women) . 1.3 million men in total have been a victim of sexual assault since they were 16. In addition, 7,000 men were raped or victims of attempted rape (132,000 women) in 2019/20. 57,000 men in total have been raped or been victims of rapes since they were 16.
Clubs and Hobbies are really good for mental wellbeing, check out our directory of local clubs.
Club DirectoryPick an environment where you feel comfortable and where you can talk without distractions. Sometimes its easier to talk side by side rather than face-to-face, so perhaps you could go for a walk in the local park or have a chat while doing another activity such as making a cup of tea or cooking.
Mental Health First aidersThis page is built using resources from International Men's Day & IMD UK
