Difference between revisions of "Why Do Women 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 more than men do today and why does this benefit increase over time? The evidence is sketchy and we're only able to provide incomplete solutions. We know there are biological, psychological as well as environmental factors that play an integral role in women's longevity more than males, it isn't clear the extent to which each factor plays a role.

It is known that women are living longer than men, regardless of their weight. But this isn't due to the fact that certain biological factors have changed. These 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, so advances in medicine that reduced the long-term health burden from infectious diseases, especially for survivors, كيفية ممارسة العلاقة الزوجية فى الاسلام 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 line of parity - this means that in all countries the newborn girl is likely to live for longer than a new boy.1

It is interesting to note that although the female advantage exists everywhere, كيفية ممارسة العلاقة الزوجية فى الاسلام the difference between countries is huge. In Russia women have an average of 10 years more than men. In Bhutan the gap is just half each year.

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In wealthy countries, the women's advantage in longevity was smaller
Let's look at the way that female advantages in longevity has changed with time. The chart below shows gender-based and female-specific life expectancy when they were born in the US from 1790 until 2014. Two points stand out.

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

Second, the gap is getting wider: Although the advantage of women in life expectancy was very small but it has risen significantly over time.

You can check if these points are also applicable to other countries with data by clicking the "Change country" option on the chart. This includes the UK, France, and Sweden.