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 more than men do today, and why is this difference growing over time? The evidence isn’t conclusive and we’re only able to provide some answers. Although we know that there are behavioral, biological as well as environmental factors which play a significant role in women who live longer than males, it isn’t clear how much each one contributes.
In spite of the precise number of pounds, we know that at least part of the reason women live longer than men but not in the past, افضل شامبو وبلسم is to be due to the fact that a number of important non-biological aspects have changed. What are these changing factors? Some are well known and relatively straightforward, like the fact that men smoke more often. There are others 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. As you can see, all countries are above the diagonal parity line ; which means that in every country a newborn girl can expect to live for longer than a new boy.1
This graph shows that while there is a female advantage in all countries, the differences across countries are often significant. In Russia women are 10 years older than men. In Bhutan the gap is less than half one year.
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In the richer countries, the women’s advantage in longevity used to be smaller
Let’s examine how the female longevity advantage has changed in the course of time. The chart below illustrates the male and female life expectancy when they were born in the US between 1790-2014. Two areas stand out.
There is an upward trend. Both genders in America have longer lives than they used to a century ago. This is in line with historical increases in life expectancy everywhere in the world.
The gap is growing: Although the advantage of women in terms of life expectancy was extremely small but it has risen significantly over time.
You can check if the points you’ve listed are applicable to other countries with data by clicking the “Change country” option in the chart. This includes the UK, افضل شامبو وبلسم France, and Sweden.
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