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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 makes women live longer than men and how is this difference growing in the past? We have only a small amount of evidence and the evidence is not sufficient to reach a definitive conclusion. While we are aware that there are biological, psychological as well as environmental factors which play a significant role in the [https://lerablog.org/?s=longevity longevity] of women over men, we do not know the extent to which each factor plays a role.<br><br>We are aware that women are living longer than men, regardless of their weight. However this is not due to the fact that certain non-biological aspects 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, العاب زوجية ([https://glorynote.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%B2%D9%88%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%A9/ glorynote.com]) 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 [https://arqma.smartcoinpool.net/question/136881/why-do-women-have-longer-lives-than-men/ العاب زوجية] women. We can see that every country is over the line of parity diagonally. This means that a newborn girl from every country could be expected to live for longer than her younger [https://www.google.com/search?q=brother&btnI=lucky brother].<br><br>This chart is interesting in that it shows that while the female advantage exists in all countries, global differences are significant. In Russia women have a longer life span than men; in Bhutan the gap is just half a year.<br><br>__S.17__<br>__S.19__<br>In rich countries the female advantage in longevity was not as great.<br>Let's take a look at how the female longevity advantage has changed in the course of time. The next chart shows male and female life expectancies when they were born in the US over the period 1790-2014. Two points stand out.<br><br>There is an upward trend. Women and men 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 getting wider: Although the advantage of women in life expectancy was once extremely small, it has increased substantially with time.<br><br>When you click on the option "Change country from the chart, you are able to verify that these two points apply to the other countries with available information: Sweden, France and the UK. |
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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 makes women live longer than men and how is this difference growing in the past? We have only a small amount of evidence and the evidence is not sufficient to reach a definitive conclusion. While we are aware that there are biological, psychological as well as environmental factors which play a significant role in the longevity of women over men, we do not know the extent to which each factor plays a role.
We are aware that women are living longer than men, regardless of their weight. However this is not due to the fact that certain non-biological aspects 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, العاب زوجية (glorynote.com) 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 العاب زوجية women. We can see that every country is over the line of parity diagonally. This means that a newborn girl from every country could be expected to live for longer than her younger brother.
This chart is interesting in that it shows that while the female advantage exists in all countries, global differences are significant. In Russia women have a longer life span than men; in Bhutan the gap is just half a year.
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In rich countries the female advantage in longevity was not as great.
Let's take a look at how the female longevity advantage has changed in the course of time. The next chart shows male and female life expectancies when they were born in the US over the period 1790-2014. Two points stand out.
There is an upward trend. Women and men 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 getting wider: Although the advantage of women in life expectancy was once extremely small, it has increased substantially with time.
When you click on the option "Change country from the chart, you are able to verify that these two points apply to the other countries with available information: Sweden, France and the UK.
