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 makes women live longer than men and how is this difference growing over time? We have only a small amount of evidence and the evidence isn't sufficient to reach an informed conclusion. We know that biological, behavioral and environmental factors play a role in the fact that women have longer lives than men, however, we aren't sure how much the influence of each of these factors is.
We know that women live longer than males, regardless of weight. However this isn't because of certain non-biological aspects have changed. What are these new 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, Www.smokedsalmondelivered.com/__media__/js/netsoltrademark.php?d=glorynote.com%2F%25D8%25A7%25D9%2584%25D8%25B9%25D8%25A7%25D8%25A8-%25D8%25B2%25D9%2588%25D8%25AC%25D9%258A%25D8%25A9%2F 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 all countries are over the diagonal line of parity. This means that a newborn girl from every country could expect to live longer than her younger brother.
This chart is interesting in that it shows that although the female advantage exists everywhere, the global differences are significant. In Russia women have a longer life span than men, while in Bhutan the gap is just half each year.
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The female advantage in life expectancy was less in the richer countries than it is now.
Let's take a look at how the female longevity advantage has changed over time. The next chart compares male and female life expectancies when they were born in the US during the time period between 1790 and 2014. Two areas stand out.
First, there is an upward trend: Men as well as women in the US have a much longer life span longer than they did 100 years ago. This is in line with historical increases in life expectancy everywhere in the world.
Second, there's an increasing gap: The female advantage in terms of life expectancy used be very modest but it increased substantially in the past century.
It is possible to verify that these are applicable to other countries with data by clicking on the "Change country" option in the chart. This includes the UK, France, and Sweden.
We know that women live longer than males, regardless of weight. However this isn't because of certain non-biological aspects have changed. What are these new 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, Www.smokedsalmondelivered.com/__media__/js/netsoltrademark.php?d=glorynote.com%2F%25D8%25A7%25D9%2584%25D8%25B9%25D8%25A7%25D8%25A8-%25D8%25B2%25D9%2588%25D8%25AC%25D9%258A%25D8%25A9%2F 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 all countries are over the diagonal line of parity. This means that a newborn girl from every country could expect to live longer than her younger brother.
This chart is interesting in that it shows that although the female advantage exists everywhere, the global differences are significant. In Russia women have a longer life span than men, while in Bhutan the gap is just half each year.
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The female advantage in life expectancy was less in the richer countries than it is now.
Let's take a look at how the female longevity advantage has changed over time. The next chart compares male and female life expectancies when they were born in the US during the time period between 1790 and 2014. Two areas stand out.
First, there is an upward trend: Men as well as women in the US have a much longer life span longer than they did 100 years ago. This is in line with historical increases in life expectancy everywhere in the world.
Second, there's an increasing gap: The female advantage in terms of life expectancy used be very modest but it increased substantially in the past century.
It is possible to verify that these are applicable to other countries with data by clicking on the "Change country" option in the chart. This includes the UK, France, and Sweden.