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| − | 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. | + | 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's the reason why women are more likely to live longer than men? And why the advantage has grown as time passes? The evidence isn't [http://dig.ccmixter.org/search?searchp=conclusive conclusive] and we're left with only some answers. We know there are behavioral, biological as well as environmental factors that all play a role in the longevity of women over males, it isn't clear the extent to which each factor plays a role.<br><br>In spite of how much amount, we can say that at least part of the reason why women live so much longer than men today and not previously, has to have to do with the fact that some significant non-biological elements have changed. What are these changing factors? Some are well known and relatively straightforward, like the fact that men smoke more often. Some are more complex. 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.<br><br>Everywhere in the world women tend to live longer than men<br>The first chart below shows life expectancy at birth for men and women. It is clear that all countries are above the diagonal line of parity. This implies that a baby girl from any country can anticipate to live longer than her older brother.<br><br>The chart above shows that although the female advantage exists in all countries, [https://glorynote.com/ افضل كريم للشعر] difference between countries is huge. In Russia women have a longer life span than men; in Bhutan the difference is less than half an hour.<br><br>__S.17__<br>__S.19__<br>The advantage for women in life expectancy was less in countries with higher incomes than it is today.<br>Let's look at how female longevity advantage has changed in the course of time. The next chart plots male and female life expectancies at birth in the US over the period 1790-2014. Two things stand out.<br><br>First, there is an upward trend. Both genders in America live longer than they did a century ago. This is in line with historical increases in life expectancy everywhere in the world.<br><br>Second, the gap is growing: Although the female advantage in life expectancy was once extremely small, it has increased substantially over time.<br><br>You can confirm that these are applicable to other countries with information by clicking on the "Change country" option on the chart. This includes the UK, France, and Sweden. |
Revision as of 15:30, 9 January 2022
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's the reason why women are more likely to live longer than men? And why the advantage has grown as time passes? The evidence isn't conclusive and we're left with only some answers. We know there are behavioral, biological as well as environmental factors that all play a role in the longevity of women over males, it isn't clear the extent to which each factor plays a role.
In spite of how much amount, we can say that at least part of the reason why women live so much longer than men today and not previously, has to have to do with the fact that some significant non-biological elements have changed. What are these changing factors? Some are well known and relatively straightforward, like the fact that men smoke more often. Some are more complex. 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. It is clear that all countries are above the diagonal line of parity. This implies that a baby girl from any country can anticipate to live longer than her older brother.
The chart above shows that although the female advantage exists in all countries, افضل كريم للشعر difference between countries is huge. In Russia women have a longer life span than men; in Bhutan the difference is less than half an hour.
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The advantage for women in life expectancy was less in countries with higher incomes than it is today.
Let's look at how female longevity advantage has changed in the course of time. The next chart plots male and female life expectancies at birth in the US over the period 1790-2014. Two things stand out.
First, there is an upward trend. Both genders in America live longer than they did a century ago. This is in line with historical increases in life expectancy everywhere in the world.
Second, the gap is growing: Although the female advantage in life expectancy was once extremely small, it has increased substantially over time.
You can confirm that these are applicable to other countries with information by clicking on the "Change country" option on the chart. This includes the UK, France, and Sweden.
