Why Are Women Living Longer Than Men

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 are more likely to live longer than men? And why does this benefit increase as time passes? The evidence is sketchy and we're only able to provide partial solutions. While we are aware that there are biological, behavioral as well as environmental factors that play an integral role in women living longer than males, زيوت تطويل الشعر it isn't clear what percentage each factor plays in.

We are aware that women are living longer than men, regardless of weight. However this isn't due to the fact that certain 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. There are other issues 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 over the line of parity diagonally. This means that a newborn girl from any country can anticipate to live longer than her brothers.

The chart below shows that although there is a women's advantage in all countries, the differences across countries could be significant. In Russia women live for 10 years longer than men. In Bhutan there is a difference of just half a year.

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The advantage of women in life expectancy was less in developed countries that it is today.
Let's see how the female longevity advantage has changed in the course of time. The following chart shows male and female life expectancy when they were born in the US over the period 1790-2014. Two points stand out.

There is an upward trend. Both men and women in the US are living much, زيوت تطويل الشعر much 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 getting wider: Although the female advantage in life expectancy was extremely small however, it has grown significantly over time.

When you click on the option "Change country by country' in the chart, you can verify that these two points are applicable to other countries with available data: Sweden, France and the UK.