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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 [https://en.search.wordpress.com/?q=women%20live 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 women live longer than men? What is the reason has this advantage gotten larger over time? The evidence is limited and we're left with only incomplete answers. We know that biological, behavioral and environmental factors all contribute to the fact that women live longer than men; however, we aren't sure what the contribution to each of these variables is.<br><br>It is known that women live longer than men, regardless of weight. However this isn't because of certain 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 complex. For example, [https://glorynote.com/ تحاميل مهبلية] 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. As you can see, all countries are above the diagonal parity line ; it means that in all nations a newborn girl can expect to live longer than a newborn boy.1<br><br>This graph shows that while there is a female advantage across all countries, differences between countries can be significant. In Russia, women live for 10 years longer than men. In Bhutan there is a difference of just half a year.<br><br>__S.17__<br>__S.19__<br>The female advantage in life expectancy was much lower in developed countries than it is now.<br>Let's examine how the female longevity advantage has changed over time. The chart below shows men and women's life expectancies at birth in the US during the period 1790 to 2014. Two points stand out.<br><br>First, there is an upward trend. Women and men living in America are living longer than they used to 100 years ago. This is in line with historical increases in life expectancy everywhere in the world.<br><br>The gap is getting wider: Although the advantage of women in terms of life expectancy was extremely small, it has increased substantially in the past.<br><br>It is possible to verify that these points are also applicable to other countries with data by clicking on the "Change country" option on the chart. This includes the UK, France, and Sweden. |
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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's the reason women live longer than men? What is the reason has this advantage gotten larger over time? The evidence is limited and we're left with only incomplete answers. We know that biological, behavioral and environmental factors all contribute to the fact that women live longer than men; however, we aren't sure what the contribution to each of these variables is.
It is known that women live longer than men, regardless of weight. However this isn't because of certain 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 complex. For example, تحاميل مهبلية 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. As you can see, all countries are above the diagonal parity line ; it means that in all nations a newborn girl can expect to live longer than a newborn boy.1
This graph shows that while there is a female advantage across all countries, differences between countries can be significant. In Russia, women live for 10 years longer than men. In Bhutan there is a difference of just half a year.
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__S.19__
The female advantage in life expectancy was much lower in developed countries than it is now.
Let's examine how the female longevity advantage has changed over time. The chart below shows men and women's life expectancies at birth in the US during the period 1790 to 2014. Two points stand out.
First, there is an upward trend. Women and men living in America are living longer than they used to 100 years ago. This is in line with historical increases in life expectancy everywhere in the world.
The gap is getting wider: Although the advantage of women in terms of life expectancy was extremely small, it has increased substantially in the past.
It is possible to verify that these points are also applicable to other countries with data by clicking on the "Change country" option on the chart. This includes the UK, France, and Sweden.
