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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. What | + | 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 live longer than men? And why is this difference growing as time passes? We only have a few clues and the evidence isn't strong enough to make an informed conclusion. We know that biological, behavioral and environmental factors play a role in the fact that women have longer lives than men, however, we aren't sure how strong the relative contribution of each factor is.<br><br>Independently of the exact amount of weight, we are aware that at least a portion of the reason women live longer than men do today, but not in the past, is to have to do with the fact that several fundamental non-biological factors have changed. What are these factors that have changed? Some are well known and relatively straightforward, like the fact that men smoke more often. Others 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 [https://glorynote.com/%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B6%D9%84-%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%85-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B9%D8%B1/ افضل كريم للشعر] men and women. It is clear that every country is over the diagonal line of parity. This implies that a baby girl from any country can anticipate to live longer than her younger brother.<br><br>Interestingly, this chart shows that although the female advantage exists everywhere, the difference between countries is huge. In Russia, women live for 10 years longer than males. In Bhutan the difference is less that half a year.<br><br>__S.17__<br>__S.19__<br>The advantage of women in terms of life expectancy was lower in developed countries that it is today.<br>Let's look at how [https://kscripts.com/?s=female%20longevity female longevity] advantage has changed in the course of time. The chart below illustrates the male and female life expectancies at birth in the US during the period 1790 to 2014. Two distinct features stand out.<br><br>First, there's an upward trend. Men as well as women in the US live a lot, much longer than they did 100 years ago. This is in line with historical increases in life expectancy everywhere in the world.<br><br>Second, the gap is getting wider: Although the female advantage in terms of life expectancy was tiny however, it has grown significantly over time.<br><br>It is possible to verify that these are applicable to other countries with data by clicking the "Change country" option on the chart. This includes the UK, France, and Sweden. |
Revision as of 12:59, 10 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 live longer than men? And why is this difference growing as time passes? We only have a few clues and the evidence isn't strong enough to make an informed conclusion. We know that biological, behavioral and environmental factors play a role in the fact that women have longer lives than men, however, we aren't sure how strong the relative contribution of each factor is.
Independently of the exact amount of weight, we are aware that at least a portion of the reason women live longer than men do today, but not in the past, is to have to do with the fact that several fundamental non-biological factors have changed. What are these factors that have changed? Some are well known and relatively straightforward, like the fact that men smoke more often. Others 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 افضل كريم للشعر men and women. It is clear that every country is over the diagonal line of parity. This implies that a baby girl from any country can anticipate to live longer than her younger brother.
Interestingly, this chart shows that although the female advantage exists everywhere, the difference between countries is huge. In Russia, women live for 10 years longer than males. In Bhutan the difference is less that half a year.
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__S.19__
The advantage of women in terms of life expectancy was lower in developed countries that it is today.
Let's look at how female longevity advantage has changed in the course of time. The chart below illustrates the male and female life expectancies at birth in the US during the period 1790 to 2014. Two distinct features stand out.
First, there's an upward trend. Men as well as women in the US live a lot, much longer than they did 100 years ago. This is in line with historical increases in life expectancy everywhere in the world.
Second, the gap is getting wider: Although the female advantage in terms of life expectancy was tiny however, it has grown significantly over time.
It is possible to verify that these are applicable to other countries with data by clicking the "Change country" option on the chart. This includes the UK, France, and Sweden.
