Pathway Stories
Hypertension
- Hypertension
- Diabetes
- Hypertension
- Diabetes
Peru
Hypertension is the world’s leading cause of preventable death. In Peru, it affects one in five people — a number that’s rising every year.
Both men and women are susceptible to high blood pressure, especially in later life, but a disproportionate number of men are dying as a result of the condition.
What gender inequities divide the fate of men and women with hypertension? And how can we use sex-disaggregated data to better shape policy to benefit the health of all?
*Miguel is a fictional character based on data gathered by Gendered Health Pathways and its sources, supported by research from other sources which are cited at the end of the story.
100 men to
38 women
For every 100 men aged 30-44 in Peru who die as a result of hypertension, 38 women die
UK
Every week in the UK, diabetes leads to strokes, heart attacks and amputations.1 The number of people here diagnosed with type 2 is at an all time high — in England alone, it’s more than 3.5 million.2
But how does gender play a role in this crisis? Who’s more at risk and why? How are some people less likely than others to receive a timely diagnosis — or the right treatment? And what systemic interventions are needed to make sure everyone gets the care they need?
Mohin’s and Jasmine’s journeys* along the diabetes health pathway show us how looking at data differently can lead us to the right answers.
*Mohin and Jasminder are fictional characters based on data gathered by Gendered Health Pathways and its sources, supported by research from other sources which are cited at the end of the story.
