Difference between revisions of "Why Do Women Live Longer Than Men"

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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 is the reason women live much longer than men today and why have these advantages gotten bigger over time? The evidence is sketchy and we only have some solutions. We know there are biological, كيفية ممارسة العلاقة الزوجية فى الاسلام behavioral and environmental factors which play a significant role in the longevity of women over males, we aren't sure what percentage each factor plays in.

In spite of the number of pounds, we know that at a minimum, the reason women live longer than men and not previously, has to do with the fact that certain fundamental non-biological factors have changed. These are the factors that are changing. Some are well known and relatively straightforward, like the fact that men smoke more often. Others 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. It is clear that all countries are above the diagonal line of parity. This means that a newborn girl from any country can expect to live longer than her older brother.

This chart is interesting in that it shows that although the female advantage is present everywhere, difference between countries is huge. In Russia women live 10 years longer than men, while in Bhutan the gap is just half each year.

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The advantage women had in terms of life expectancy was lower in rich countries that it is today.
We will now examine how the advantage of women in longevity has changed over time. The chart below illustrates the male and كيفية ممارسة العلاقة الزوجية فى الاسلام female life expectancy at the birth in the US during the period 1790 to 2014. Two aspects stand out.

There is an upward trend. as well as women in the US live a lot, much longer than they did a century ago. This is in line with historical increases in life expectancy everywhere in the world.

Second, there's an increase in the gap between men and women: female advantage in terms of life expectancy used be very modest however it increased dramatically over the last century.

It is possible to verify that these principles are also applicable to other countries that have information by clicking on the "Change country" option on the chart. This includes the UK, France, and Sweden.