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Scottish Sun
6 days ago
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- Scottish Sun
Shock as UK drops down global women's health league for fourth year in a row
Scroll down for how other nation's around the world have scored UK WOMEN FAILED Shock as UK drops down global women's health league for fourth year in a row Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) THE UK has dropped down a global women's health league for the fourth year in a row. Countries such as Kosovo, Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia ranked better. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up British women are more likely to experience poor emotional health and chronic pain than the EU average, it was revealed. The UK — the sixth richest nation in the world — ranks 41st out of 142 in the Hologic Global Women's Health Index. That is down from 37 last year and 30 in 2023. The annual league is based on polls of more than 78,000 women globally. It showed maternity care quality has declined and women here are less likely than in similar nations to be checked for conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes and cancer. British women also report higher rates of sadness, stress and anger than five years ago. Tim Simpson, of health tech firm Hologic, said: 'This is a four-year decline that no one can ignore.' Janet Lindsay, boss of charity Wellbeing of Women, said: 'These figures are unacceptable for one of the world's wealthier nations. They reflect long- standing under-investment.' The report scores countries out of 100 based on women's responses on issues such as illness, personal safety, medical care and mental health. Top of the table was Taiwan (68) and Kuwait (67). Millions of women live life according to their menstrual cycle, study shows The UK scored 59, behind USA (60), Kazakhstan (63), Saudi Arabia (63) and Kosovo (60). We placed 23rd out of 31 in Europe. The Department of Health said: 'We're on a mission to get the NHS working for women. Equality will be at the heart of our Ten-Year Health Plan.'
The Irish Sun
6 days ago
- Health
- The Irish Sun
Shock as UK drops down global women's health league for fourth year in a row
THE UK has dropped down a global women's health league for the fourth year in a row. Countries such as British women are more likely to experience poor emotional health and chronic pain than the EU average, it was revealed. The UK — the sixth richest nation in the world — ranks 41st out of 142 in the Hologic Global Women's Health Index. That is down from 37 last year and 30 in 2023. The annual league is based on polls of more than 78,000 women globally. It showed maternity care quality has declined and women here are less likely than in similar nations to be checked for conditions such as British women also report higher rates of sadness, Tim Simpson, of health tech firm Hologic, said: 'This is a four-year decline that no one can ignore.' Janet Lindsay, boss of charity Wellbeing of Women, said: 'These figures are unacceptable for one of the world's wealthier nations. They reflect long- standing under-investment.' Most read in Health The report scores countries out of 100 based on women's responses on issues such as illness, personal safety, medical care and mental health. Top of the table was Taiwan (68) and Kuwait (67). Millions of women live life according to their menstrual cycle, study shows The UK scored 59, behind USA (60), Kazakhstan (63), Saudi Arabia (63) and Kosovo (60). We placed 23rd out of 31 in Europe. The Department of Health said: 'We're on a mission to get the NHS working for women. Equality will be at the heart of our Ten-Year Health Plan.' 1 The UK has dropped down a global women's health league for the fourth year in a row
The Sun
6 days ago
- Health
- The Sun
Shock as UK drops down global women's health league for fourth year in a row
THE UK has dropped down a global women's health league for the fourth year in a row. Countries such as Kosovo, Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia ranked better. British women are more likely to experience poor emotional health and chronic pain than the EU average, it was revealed. The UK — the sixth richest nation in the world — ranks 41st out of 142 in the Hologic Global Women's Health Index. That is down from 37 last year and 30 in 2023. The annual league is based on polls of more than 78,000 women globally. It showed maternity care quality has declined and women here are less likely than in similar nations to be checked for conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes and cancer. British women also report higher rates of sadness, stress and anger than five years ago. Tim Simpson, of health tech firm Hologic, said: 'This is a four-year decline that no one can ignore.' Janet Lindsay, boss of charity Wellbeing of Women, said: 'These figures are unacceptable for one of the world's wealthier nations. They reflect long- standing under-investment.' The report scores countries out of 100 based on women's responses on issues such as illness, personal safety, medical care and mental health. Top of the table was Taiwan (68) and Kuwait (67). Millions of women live life according to their menstrual cycle, study shows The UK scored 59, behind USA (60), Kazakhstan (63), Saudi Arabia (63) and Kosovo (60). We placed 23rd out of 31 in Europe. The Department of Health said: 'We're on a mission to get the NHS working for women. Equality will be at the heart of our Ten-Year Health Plan.' 1
