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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. Why do women live much longer than men today, and why has this advantage increased in the past? There isn't much evidence and we're left with only some solutions. Although we know that there are biological, behavioral as well as environmental factors which play a significant role in women who live longer than males, it isn't clear what percentage each factor plays in.

We know that women live longer than men, regardless of weight. However it is not because of certain biological factors have changed. What are the factors that are changing? Some are well known and relatively straightforward, like the fact that men smoke more often. Some 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, زيوت تطويل الشعر (click the following webpage) 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 زيوت تطويل الشعر women. As you can see, every country is above the diagonal parity line - it means that in all nations that a baby girl can be expected to live longer than a new boy.1

This chart illustrates that, even though women enjoy an advantage across all countries, differences between countries could be significant. In Russia, women live 10 years more than males. In Bhutan there is a difference of only half a year.

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The advantage women had in life expectancy was less in the richer countries than it is today.
We will now examine how the female advantage in terms of longevity has changed over time. The chart below illustrates the male and female life expectancy when they were born in the US during the period 1790 until 2014. Two aspects stand out.

First, there is an upward trend. Men and women in America live longer than they used to 100 years ago. This is in line with historical increases in life expectancy everywhere in the world.

There is a widening gap: The female advantage in life expectancy used be extremely small however it increased dramatically over the course of the last century.

You can verify that the points you've listed are applicable to other countries with data by selecting the "Change country" option on the chart. This includes the UK, France, and Sweden.