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? We have only a small amount of evidence and the evidence isn't strong enough to make an absolute conclusion. Although we know that there are behavioral, biological, and environmental factors which play a significant role in women who live longer than men, we don't know the extent to which each factor http://katemade.biz/wp-content/plugins/extredj/red.php?ext=aHR0cHM6Ly9nbG9yeW5vdGUuY29tLyVkOCVhOCVkOCViNCVkOCViMSVkOCVhOS8 plays a role.
It is known that women live longer than males, regardless of weight. However this is not because of certain non-biological factors have changed. What are these factors that have changed? Some are well known and relatively straightforward, like the fact that men smoke more often. Others 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, 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. We can see that all countries are above the diagonal line of parity - this means in all countries the newborn girl is likely to live for longer than a new boy.1
This chart illustrates that, although women have an advantage across all countries, differences between countries are often significant. In Russia women are 10 years older than men. In Bhutan the difference is just half each year.
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In the richer countries, the women's advantage in longevity was smaller
Let's see how the female longevity advantage has changed in the course of time. The following chart shows male and female life expectancy at birth in the US between 1790 and 2014. Two areas stand out.
First, there is an upward trend. Women and men in the United States live longer than they did 100 years ago. This is in line with historical increases in life expectancy everywhere in the world.
The gap is getting wider: Although the female advantage in life expectancy used to be extremely small but it has risen significantly over time.
When you click on the option "Change country from the chart, verify that these two points also apply to other countries that have available data: Sweden, France and the UK.
It is known that women live longer than males, regardless of weight. However this is not because of certain non-biological factors have changed. What are these factors that have changed? Some are well known and relatively straightforward, like the fact that men smoke more often. Others 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, 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. We can see that all countries are above the diagonal line of parity - this means in all countries the newborn girl is likely to live for longer than a new boy.1
This chart illustrates that, although women have an advantage across all countries, differences between countries are often significant. In Russia women are 10 years older than men. In Bhutan the difference is just half each year.
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In the richer countries, the women's advantage in longevity was smaller
Let's see how the female longevity advantage has changed in the course of time. The following chart shows male and female life expectancy at birth in the US between 1790 and 2014. Two areas stand out.
First, there is an upward trend. Women and men in the United States live longer than they did 100 years ago. This is in line with historical increases in life expectancy everywhere in the world.
The gap is getting wider: Although the female advantage in life expectancy used to be extremely small but it has risen significantly over time.
When you click on the option "Change country from the chart, verify that these two points also apply to other countries that have available data: Sweden, France and the UK.