World Health Organization defined health as the extent to which an individual or group is able to realize aspirations and satisfy needs and change or cope with environment. It is the complete physical, mental, and social well being and not merely the absence of diseases or infirmity. As health is wealth, it is indeed is the top most priority of every single human being. Hence, statistics show, men die at higher rates than women caused by the top 10 reasons of mortality- heart diseases, cancer, stroke, COPD, accidents, pneumonia and influenza, diabetes, suicide, kidney disease, and chronic liver disease. Aside from that they broadcast that men also die younger than women. Submitting one’s self to periodical physical exam will help the patients prevent the occurrence of the above mentioned diseases through early detection, screening, and prompt treatment. With the presently advanced technology and modernized equipment that the doctors use, illness can be prevented- making both men and women do something to prolong their lives. By simply being aware with their health status and by living a pro health lifestyle nothing is impossible, that even these revealed top 10 causes of mortality will never cause them worries. Revealed to the leading vitality concerns among men and women are:

Top 3.  Suicide and Depression
According to the national Institute of Mental Health, more than 6 million men each year are said to be diagnosed with depression. Records show that men are four times greater to commit suicide compared to women as they are less open in expressing their emotions. Compared to ladies, they have fewer friends, and even if they have too much, men find it awkward to confide their feelings in a person with the same sex. Because they tend to be more aggressive than women, the chances of committing suicide are way much higher.

Top 2.  Stroke
According to the American Stroke Association, the incidence of  stroke  is 1.25 times greater in men than women but it has really nothing to do with sexes, it is inevitable when people get older. Hypertension is the number one triggering factor of stroke that should be closely monitored so that such occurrence will be prevented. Increasing age, race (African-American), gender (men), personal history of stroke or transient ischemic attack, diabetes, heart disease, high cholesterol, smoking and secondhand smoke and physical inactivity are some of the factors that may contribute to the above mentioned disease.

Top 1.  Heart Disease
Heart disease as we all know has long been the leading cause of death among men and women. But according to scientific studies, it seems that almost twice as the number of women, many men die with conditions disturbing the cardiovascular system. According to statistics, one in four men show manifestations of heart disease, about seven per 1,000 men at the age of 35-44 then 68 per 1,000 at the age of 85-94 as the annual average rate. American Heart Association (AHA) enumerated factors that contribute to the occurrence of heart disease which includes increasing age, male sex, family history and race (specifically African-American and Mexican-American), smoking, high blood cholesterol, high blood pressure, physical inactivity, obesity, overweight and diabetes.

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