Women suffer more pain than men across the whole body, major global study finds
The researchers found women’s self-reported pain across 11 bodily sites was higher than for men. Photograph: Kinga Krzeminska/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenThe researchers found women’s self-reported pain across 11 bodily sites was higher than for men. This ranged from 12.6% in sub-Saharan Africa to 27.1% in eastern Europe.In Oceania, 6.6% of pain was attributable to smoking compared with 2.5% in sub-Saharan Africa and 8.5% in eastern Europe, while 11.2% of pain was attributable to obesity, compared with 2.7% in central and southern Asia and 14.6% in North America.
- ▪The researchers found women’s self-reported pain across 11 bodily sites was higher than for men.
- ▪Photograph: Kinga Krzeminska/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenThe researchers found women’s self-reported pain across 11 bodily sites was higher than for men.
- ▪This ranged from 12.6% in sub-Saharan Africa to 27.1% in eastern Europe.In Oceania, 6.6% of pain was attributable to smoking compared with 2.5% in sub-Saharan Africa and 8.5% in eastern Europe, while 11.2% of pain was attributable to obesit
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The researchers found women’s self-reported pain across 11 bodily sites was higher than for men. Photograph: Kinga Krzeminska/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenThe researchers found women’s self-reported pain across 11 bodily sites was higher than for men. Photograph: Kinga Krzeminska/Getty ImagesWomen's healthWomen suffer more pain than men across the whole body, major global study findsResearchers looked at pain around the world and across the human lifespan, finding steepest rise happens before age 55Tory Shepherd and Nicola DavisMon 5 Oct 2026 11.47 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleWomen report suffering more pain than men, a major new global study has found.That was true for all types of pain the researchers measured, and comes amid continuing concern about the gender pain gap,…
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