The average life expectancy for Mongolian men is 65 years, which is 9.5 years shorter than women, the Ministry of Health said at forum for men’s health Tuesday. The forum took place at the State Palace.

The annual number of men who died of liver and lung cancer were 8.2-11.3 percent higher than that of women.

‘On average, over 17,000 people die every year in Mongolia, of which 62 percent are males. In total, 33.1 percent of male mortality rate is due to cardiovascular disease and 25.6 percent is due to cancer. In addition, 80 percent of men aged 20-45 have prostate inflammation, a study says,’ D. Nyamsuren, head of council of Urology and Andrology at the Ministry of Health of Mongolia said at the event on discussing men’s health.

‘But this is not a detailed study. There is no detailed research on men’s health in Mongolia. Therefore, the government needs to pay more attention to research on men’s health,’ he added.

High consumption of tobacco and alcohol by men, resulting in diseases such as lung and liver cancer and cardiovascular problems, is considered to be the reason Mongolian men have a shorter lifespan than women on average.