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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 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 main reason women have a longer life span than men? Why is this difference growing as time passes? There is only limited evidence and the evidence is not sufficient to reach a definitive conclusion. We are aware that behavioral, biological and environmental factors all play a role in the fact that women live longer than men; but we don't know exactly how significant the impact of each factor is.<br><br>It is known that women live longer than men, regardless of their weight. But, this is not because of certain biological factors have changed. These [https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/?s=variables variables] are evolving. Some are well known and relatively straightforward, like the fact that men smoke more often. There are others 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.<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. It is clear that every country is above the [https://www.answers.com/search?q=diagonal diagonal] line of parity. This means that a newborn girl in all countries can be expected to live for longer than her brother.<br><br>Interestingly, this chart shows that, while the advantage for women exists across all countries, the global differences are significant. In Russia women are 10 years older than men. 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 examine how the advantage of women in terms of longevity has changed over time. The chart below shows male and female life expectancies at birth in the US during the period 1790 until 2014. Two things stand [https://glorynote.com/%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%84-%D9%85%D9%87%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%84/ تحاميل مهبلية] out.<br><br>The first is that there is an upward trend. Men and women living in America are living longer than they did a century ago. This is in line with historical increases in life expectancy everywhere in the world.<br><br>Second, the gap is growing: Although the female advantage in life expectancy was quite small, it has increased substantially over time.<br><br>You can verify that these are applicable to other countries with data by clicking the "Change country" option on the chart. This includes the UK, France, and Sweden. |
Revision as of 10:54, 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's the main reason women have a longer life span than men? Why is this difference growing as time passes? There is only limited evidence and the evidence is not sufficient to reach a definitive conclusion. We are aware that behavioral, biological and environmental factors all play a role in the fact that women live longer than men; but we don't know exactly how significant the impact of each factor is.
It is known that women live longer than men, regardless of their weight. But, this is not because of certain biological factors have changed. These variables are evolving. Some are well known and relatively straightforward, like the fact that men smoke more often. There are others 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. It is clear that every country is above the diagonal line of parity. This means that a newborn girl in all countries can be expected to live for longer than her brother.
Interestingly, this chart shows that, while the advantage for women exists across all countries, the global differences are significant. In Russia women are 10 years older than men. In Bhutan the gap is less than half each year.
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In wealthy countries, the advantage of women in longevity used to be smaller
Let's examine how the advantage of women in terms of longevity has changed over time. The chart below shows male and female life expectancies at birth in the US during the period 1790 until 2014. Two things stand تحاميل مهبلية out.
The first is that there is an upward trend. Men and women living in America are living longer than they did a century ago. This is in line with historical increases in life expectancy everywhere in the world.
Second, the gap is growing: Although the female advantage in life expectancy was quite small, it has increased substantially over time.
You can verify that these are applicable to other countries with data by clicking the "Change country" option on the chart. This includes the UK, France, and Sweden.
