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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 | + | 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 are more likely to live longer than men? And why does this benefit increase in the past? We only have partial evidence and the evidence is not sufficient to support an informed conclusion. We know there are behavioral, biological and environmental factors that all play a role in the longevity of women over men, we don't know what percentage each factor plays in.<br><br>We have learned that women are living longer than men, regardless of weight. But this isn't due to the fact that certain biological or non-biological factors have changed. The factors changing are numerous. Some are well known and relatively straightforward, like the fact that men smoke more often. Others 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, especially for [https://glorynote.com/ اوضاع الجماع] 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 over the line of parity diagonally. This means that a newborn girl from every country could expect to live longer than her brother.<br><br>This graph shows that even though [https://www.modernmom.com/?s=women%20enjoy women enjoy] an advantage in all countries, the differences across countries can be significant. In Russia, women live 10 years more than males. In Bhutan the gap is only half a year.<br><br>__S.17__<br>__S.19__<br>In the richer countries, the women's advantage in longevity used to be smaller<br>Let's take a look at how the female longevity advantage has changed in the course of time. The chart below illustrates the gender-based and female-specific life expectancy at birth in the US during the period 1790 to 2014. Two areas stand out.<br><br>The first is that there is an upward trend. Both men and women in the US live much, 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, the gap is increasing: While the female advantage in life expectancy was tiny but it has risen significantly over time.<br><br>By selecting 'Change Country in the chart, you can determine if these two points are applicable to other countries with available information: Sweden, France and the UK. |
Revision as of 13:51, 10 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. What's the reason women are more likely to live longer than men? And why does this benefit increase in the past? We only have partial evidence and the evidence is not sufficient to support an informed conclusion. We know there are behavioral, biological and environmental factors that all play a role in the longevity of women over men, we don't know what percentage each factor plays in.
We have learned that women are living longer than men, regardless of weight. But this isn't due to the fact that certain biological or non-biological factors have changed. The factors changing are numerous. Some are well known and relatively straightforward, like the fact that men smoke more often. Others 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, especially for اوضاع الجماع 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 line of parity diagonally. This means that a newborn girl from every country could expect to live longer than her brother.
This graph shows that even though women enjoy an advantage in all countries, the differences across countries can be significant. In Russia, women live 10 years more than males. In Bhutan the gap is only half a year.
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In the richer countries, the women's advantage in longevity used to be smaller
Let's take a look at how the female longevity advantage has changed in the course of time. The chart below illustrates the gender-based and female-specific life expectancy at birth in the US during the period 1790 to 2014. Two areas stand out.
The first is that there is an upward trend. Both men and women in the US live much, much longer than they did 100 years ago. This is in line with historical increases in life expectancy everywhere in the world.
Second, the gap is increasing: While the female advantage in life expectancy was tiny but it has risen significantly over time.
By selecting 'Change Country in the chart, you can determine if these two points are applicable to other countries with available information: Sweden, France and the UK.
