10. Gender Differentials in Health

Table 10.4: Priority Conditions by Category, 2001

Priority Conditions by Category, 2001
Category and condition	Gender ratio	Region where gender ratio is apparent
Conditions specific to women
Maternal hemorrhage	n.a.	n.a.
Maternal sepsis	n.a.	n.a.
Hypertensive disorders related to maternal conditions	n.a.	n.a.
Obstructed labor	n.a.	n.a.
Abortion	n.a.	n.a.
Other maternal conditions	n.a.	n.a.
Breast cancer	244.62	World
Cervix uteri cancer	n.a.	n.a.
Corpus uteri cancer	n.a.	n.a.
Ovarian cancer	n.a.	n.a.
Chlamydia	9.76	World
Conditions associated with women's greater longevity
Alzheimer's disease and other dementias	1.81	World
Osteoarthritis	1.64	World
Cerebrovascular diseases	1.47	Sub-Saharan Africa
Other cardiovascular diseases	1.45	Middle East and North Africa
Age-related vision disorders	1.63	Europe and Central Asia
Conditions arising from the interaction of sex and gender
Unipolar depressive disorders	1.53	World
Migraine	2.81	Latin America and the Caribbean
Gender-based conditions
Fires	2.43	South Asia

Source: WHO 2001.

n.a. = not applicable.