Why Do Women Live Longer Than Men

Everywhere in the world women live longer than men - but this was not always the case. The available data from rich countries shows that women didn't live longer than men in the 19th century. What makes women live longer than men in the present, and ابر التخسيس, please click the following post, why does this benefit increase over time? We have only a small amount of evidence and the evidence is not sufficient to draw a definitive conclusion. While we are aware that there are behavioral, biological as well as environmental factors which play a significant role in women who live longer than men, we do not know how much each one contributes.

In spite of the weight, we know that a large portion of the reason women live longer than men today however not as in the past, is to do with the fact that some significant non-biological elements have changed. The factors changing are numerous. Some are well known and relatively straightforward, like the fact that men smoke more often. Other are more complicated. For example, there is evidence that in rich countries the female advantage increased in part because infectious diseases used to affect women disproportionately a century ago, so advances in medicine that reduced the long-term health burden from infectious diseases, especially for survivors, ended up raising women's longevity disproportionately.

Everywhere in the world women tend to live longer than men
The first chart below shows life expectancy at birth for men and women. We can see that every country is over the diagonal line of parity. This means that a newborn girl in every country can anticipate to live longer than her younger brother.

The chart below shows that although women have an advantage throughout the world, the differences between countries can be substantial. In Russia, women live for 10 years longer than males. In Bhutan there is a difference of less that half a year.

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In wealthy countries, the women's advantage in longevity was not as great.
Let's now look at how the advantage of women in life expectancy has changed over time. The next chart compares the male and female lifespans when they were born in the US from 1790 to 2014. Two aspects stand out.

There is an upward trend. Men and women in America live longer than they did a century ago. This is in line with historical increases in life expectancy everywhere in the world.

The gap is getting wider: Although the female advantage in life expectancy was tiny It has significantly increased over time.

By selecting 'Change Country from the chart, you can confirm that the two points are also applicable to other countries with available data: Sweden, France and the UK.