Difference between revisions of "Why Women Are More Likely To 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 longer than men in the present, and why have these advantages gotten bigger in the past? We only have a few clues and the evidence is not sufficient to support an informed conclusion. Although we know that there are biological, behavioral as well as environmental factors which all play a part in women's longevity more than males, زيوت تطويل الشعر we aren't sure how much each factor contributes.

In spite of the amount of weight, we are aware that at a minimum, the reason why women live so much longer than men today, but not in the past, has to be due to the fact that certain important non-biological aspects have changed. These are the factors that are changing. Some are well known and relatively straightforward, like the fact that men smoke more often. There are other issues 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, 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 over the diagonal line of parity. This implies that a baby girl from any country can expect to live longer than her younger brother.

This graph shows that while there is a female advantage everywhere, cross-country differences are often significant. In Russia women are 10 years older than males; while in Bhutan the gap is just half one year.

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The advantage women had in terms of life expectancy was lower in countries with higher incomes than it is today.
Let's look at how the female advantage in life expectancy has changed over time. The chart below illustrates the men and زيوت تطويل الشعر women's life expectancies at the time of birth in the US between 1790 to 2014. Two things stand out.

First, there is an upward trend. Men and women in America have longer lives than they were a century ago. This is in line with historical increases in life expectancy everywhere in the world.

The gap is growing: Although the advantage of women in life expectancy was once tiny It has significantly increased with time.

It is possible to verify that the points you've listed are applicable to other countries with information by clicking on the "Change country" option on the chart. This includes the UK, France, and Sweden.