Difference between revisions of "Why Do Women Have Longer Lives Than Men"

From BrainyCP
Jump to: navigation, search
m
m
Line 1: Line 1:
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 why women live longer than men? And why is this difference growing over time? We have only a small amount of evidence and the evidence is not sufficient to reach an absolute conclusion. We know that behavioral, biological and environmental factors all play a role in the fact that women are healthier than men; however, we do not know how much the influence of each of these factors is.<br><br>It is known that women live longer than men, regardless of their weight. However, this is not because of certain biological or non-biological factors have changed. These variables are evolving. Some are well known and relatively straightforward, like the fact that men smoke more often. Other are more complicated. 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.<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 implies that a baby girl in all countries can expect to live longer than her older brother.<br><br>It is interesting to note that although the female advantage exists across all countries, the cross-country differences are large. In Russia women live 10 years longer than males; while in Bhutan the difference is just half an hour.<br><br>__S.17__<br>__S.19__<br>The female advantage in life expectancy was much lower in countries with higher incomes as [https://search.yahoo.com/search?p=compared compared] to the present.<br>Let's examine how the advantage of women in longevity has changed with time. The next chart compares the life expectancy of males and females at birth in the US between 1790 and 2014. Two things stand out.<br><br>The first is that there is an upward trend. Men and women in America live longer than they were 100 years ago. This is in line with historical increases in life expectancy everywhere in the world.<br><br>The gap is widening: [https://glorynote.com/%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B6%D9%84-%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%85-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B9%D8%B1/ افضل كريم للشعر] While the advantage of women in life expectancy was tiny, it has increased substantially over time.<br><br>When you click on the option "Change country from the chart, you will be able to check that these two points are also applicable to other countries that have available information: Sweden, France and the UK.
+
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 more than men do today, and why is this difference growing in the past? We only have partial [https://www.bbc.co.uk/search/?q=evidence evidence] and the evidence isn't sufficient to support an informed conclusion. We know there are biological, psychological and environmental variables which play a significant role in women who live longer than males, it isn't clear what percentage each factor plays in.<br><br>In spite of the amount of weight, we are aware that at least part of the reason why women live longer than men do today and not in the past, has to do with the fact that certain important non-biological aspects have changed. The factors changing are numerous. Some are well known and relatively straightforward, like the fact that men smoke more often. There are others that are more intricate. For [https://sarscoviki.app.vanderbilt.edu/wiki/Why_Women_Are_More_Likely_To_Live_Longer_Than_Men العاب زوجية] 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.<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 we can see, all countries are above the diagonal parity line ,  [https://glorynote.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%B2%D9%88%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%A9/ العاب زوجية] this means in all countries the newborn girl is likely to live for longer than a newborn boy.1<br><br>It is interesting to note that while the female advantage exists everywhere, the country-specific differences are huge. In Russia women have an average of 10 years more than men, while in Bhutan the gap is less than half each year.<br><br>__S.17__<br>__S.19__<br>In wealthy countries, the advantage of women 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 next chart shows the life expectancy of males and females at birth in the US during the time period between 1790 and 2014. Two areas stand out.<br><br>There is an upward trend. Men and women in the US live a lot, much longer today than a century 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 terms of life expectancy used to be very small, but it grew substantially in the past century.<br><br>You can confirm that these points are also applicable to other countries that have data by selecting the "Change country" option on the chart. This includes the UK, France, and Sweden.

Revision as of 19:49, 11 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 makes women live more than men do today, and why is this difference growing in the past? We only have partial evidence and the evidence isn't sufficient to support an informed conclusion. We know there are biological, psychological and environmental variables which play a significant role in women who live longer than males, it isn't clear what percentage each factor plays in.

In spite of the amount of weight, we are aware that at least part of the reason why women live longer than men do today and not in the past, has to do with the fact that certain important non-biological aspects have changed. The factors changing are numerous. Some are well known and relatively straightforward, like the fact that men smoke more often. There are others that are more intricate. For العاب زوجية 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. As we can see, all countries are above the diagonal parity line , العاب زوجية this means in all countries the newborn girl is likely to live for longer than a newborn boy.1

It is interesting to note that while the female advantage exists everywhere, the country-specific differences are huge. In Russia women have an average of 10 years more than men, while in Bhutan the gap is less than half each year.

__S.17__
__S.19__
In wealthy countries, the advantage of women 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 next chart shows the life expectancy of males and females at birth in the US during the time period between 1790 and 2014. Two areas stand out.

There is an upward trend. Men and women in the US live a lot, much longer today than a century 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 terms of life expectancy used to be very small, but it grew substantially in the past century.

You can confirm that these points are also applicable to other countries that have data by selecting the "Change country" option on the chart. This includes the UK, France, and Sweden.