Why 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. What's the reason women have a longer life span than men? And why is this difference growing as time passes? The evidence is limited and we're only able to provide incomplete solutions. We know there are behavioral, biological and environmental factors which play a significant role in the longevity of women over men, we do not know the extent to which each factor plays a role.

It is known that women are living longer than males, regardless of weight. However this isn't 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. There are other issues that are more intricate. For اضيق وضعية للجماع (by glorynote.com) 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 line of parity diagonally. This implies that a baby girl from every country could anticipate to live longer than her older brother.

This chart shows that, although women have an advantage throughout the world, the differences between countries can be substantial. In Russia women live 10 years longer than males; while in Bhutan the gap is less than half a year.

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In rich countries the female advantage in longevity was not as great.
Let's examine how the female advantage in longevity has changed with time. The chart below shows men and women's life expectancies at the birth in the US between 1790 to 2014. Two things stand out.

There is an upward trend. Both men as well as women in the US have a much longer life span longer today than a century ago. This is in line with historical increases in life expectancy everywhere in the world.

There is an increasing gap: The female advantage in terms of life expectancy used be extremely small however, it has increased significantly over the course of the last century.

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