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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 why is this difference growing in the past? We only have a few clues and the evidence isn't sufficient to support an informed conclusion. We know there are biological, psychological as well as [https://dict.leo.org/?search=environmental%20factors environmental factors] that all play a role in women's longevity more than men, we do not know what percentage each factor plays in.<br><br>It is known that women are living longer than men, regardless of weight. But this is not due to the fact that 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. 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 [https://www.google.com/search?q=long-term%20health&btnI=lucky long-term health] burden from infectious diseases, especially for survivors, ended up raising women's longevity disproportionately.<br><br>Everywhere in the world women tend to live longer than men<br>The first chart below shows life expectancy at birth for men and women. It is clear that all countries are above the line of parity diagonally. This means that a newborn girl in every country can be expected to live for longer than her younger brother.<br><br>Interestingly, this chart shows that, while the advantage for women exists in all countries, difference between countries is huge. In Russia women have an average of 10 years more than men. In Bhutan the difference is less than half one year.<br><br>__S.17__<br>__S.19__<br>In countries with high incomes, the advantage of women in longevity used to be smaller<br>Let's examine the way that female advantages in terms of longevity has changed over time. The following chart shows the life expectancy of males and females when they were born in the US between 1790 and [http://wiki.smpn3batam.sch.id/index.php/Why_Are_Women_Living_Longer_Than_Men علامات الحمل بولد] 2014. Two points stand out.<br><br>First, there is an upward trend. Men and women living in America are living longer than they used to a century ago. This is in line with historical increases in life expectancy everywhere in the world.<br><br>Second, there's an increasing gap: The female advantage in terms of life expectancy used be very small however, [https://glorynote.com/%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%84-%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%84%D8%AF/ علامات الحمل بولد] it has increased significantly in the past century.<br><br>You can verify that the points you've listed are applicable to other countries with data by selecting the "Change country" option on the chart. This includes the UK, France, and Sweden.