Why Do Women Live 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. Why do women live so longer than men in the present, and العاب زوجية why has this advantage increased over time? The evidence isn't conclusive and we're only able to provide partial answers. We are aware that behavioral, biological and environmental factors contribute to the fact that women have longer lives than men, However, we're not sure what the contribution of each one of these factors is.

We have learned that women are living longer than men, regardless of their weight. But this is not because of certain biological factors have changed. These factors are changing. 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.

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 ; this means in all countries that a baby girl can be expected to live for longer than a new boy.1

This chart illustrates that, although there is a women's advantage throughout the world, the differences between countries can be substantial. In Russia women live 10 years longer than men. In Bhutan there is a difference of just half a year.

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In wealthy countries, العاب زوجية (this article) the female advantage in longevity was smaller
Let's take a look at how the female longevity advantage has changed in the course of time. The following chart shows the male and female lifespans at birth in the US over the period 1790-2014. Two points stand out.

First, there is an upward trend. Both genders in America live longer than they were 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 terms of life expectancy was tiny It has significantly increased with time.

You can confirm that these are applicable to other countries with information by clicking on the "Change country" option on the chart. This includes the UK, France, and Sweden.