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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. Why do women live so more than men do today, and why is this difference growing over time? We only have a few clues and the evidence isn't sufficient to support an informed conclusion. We recognize that biological, behavioral and environmental factors contribute to the fact that women are healthier than men; but we don't know exactly how strong the [https://www.accountingweb.co.uk/search?search_api_views_fulltext=relative%20contribution relative contribution] of each of these factors is.<br><br>Independently of the exact weight, we know that at least a portion of the reason why women live so much longer than men in the present however not as in the past, is to have to do with the fact that a number of important non-biological aspects have changed. What are these factors that have changed? Some are well known and relatively straightforward, like the fact that men smoke more often. There are others that are more intricate. 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/ knowing it]] 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. We can see that every country is above the diagonal line of parity - it means that in all nations a newborn girl can expect to live longer than a new boy.1<br><br>This chart illustrates that, although there is a women's advantage across all countries, differences between countries could be significant. In Russia women have an average of 10 years more than men; in Bhutan the difference is just half an hour.<br><br>__S.17__<br>__S.19__<br>The [https://pixabay.com/images/search/advantage/ advantage] for women in life expectancy was less in developed countries that it is today.<br>Let's examine how the advantage of women in longevity has changed over time. The next chart plots the life expectancy of males and females at birth in the US over the period 1790-2014. Two aspects stand out.<br><br>There is 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, there's a widening gap: The female advantage in life expectancy used be quite small however it increased dramatically in the past century.<br><br>By selecting 'Change Country in the chart, determine if these two points also apply to the other countries with available data: Sweden, France and the UK. |
Revision as of 15:05, 12 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. Why do women live so more than men do today, and why is this difference growing over time? We only have a few clues and the evidence isn't sufficient to support an informed conclusion. We recognize that biological, behavioral and environmental factors contribute to the fact that women are healthier than men; but we don't know exactly how strong the relative contribution of each of these factors is.
Independently of the exact weight, we know that at least a portion of the reason why women live so much longer than men in the present however not as in the past, is to have to do with the fact that a number of important non-biological aspects have changed. What are these factors that have changed? Some are well known and relatively straightforward, like the fact that men smoke more often. There are others that are more intricate. 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 [knowing it] 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 above the diagonal line of parity - it means that in all nations a newborn girl can expect to live longer than a new boy.1
This chart illustrates that, although there is a women's advantage across all countries, differences between countries could be significant. In Russia women have an average of 10 years more than men; in Bhutan the difference is just half an hour.
__S.17__
__S.19__
The advantage for women in life expectancy was less in developed countries that it is today.
Let's examine how the advantage of women in longevity has changed over time. The next chart plots the life expectancy of males and females at birth in the US over the period 1790-2014. Two aspects stand out.
There is 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, there's a widening gap: The female advantage in life expectancy used be quite small however it increased dramatically in the past century.
By selecting 'Change Country in the chart, determine if these two points also apply to the other countries with available data: Sweden, France and the UK.
