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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 [https://www.wordreference.com/definition/century century]. What makes women live more than men do today and how is this difference growing in the past? The evidence isn't conclusive and we're only able to provide limited answers. Although we know that there are behavioral, biological and environmental factors which play a significant role in women's longevity more than males, we aren't sure how much each one contributes.<br><br>We have learned that women live longer than men, [https://glorynote.com/%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B3/ ابر التخسيس] regardless of their weight. However this isn't due to the fact that certain biological or non-biological factors have changed. These factors are changing. Some are well known and relatively straightforward, like the fact that men smoke more often. Some 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.<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. As you can see, all countries are above the diagonal line of parity - this means in all countries the [https://dict.leo.org/?search=newborn%20girl newborn girl] is likely to live longer than a newborn boy.1<br><br>Interestingly, this chart shows that although the female advantage exists everywhere, the difference between countries is huge. In Russia women are 10 years older than males; while in Bhutan the difference is just half one year.<br><br>__S.17__<br>__S.19__<br>The female advantage in life expectancy was less in countries with higher incomes that it is today.<br>Let's examine how the female longevity advantage has changed over time. The next chart shows male and female life expectancies when they were born in the US between 1790 and 2014. Two distinct points stand out.<br><br>There is an upward trend. Men as well as women in the US are living much, much longer than they did a century ago. This is in line with historical increases in life expectancy everywhere in the world.<br><br>The gap is growing: Although the advantage of women in life expectancy was tiny but it has risen significantly in the past.<br><br>When you click on the option "Change country from the chart, confirm that the two points are also applicable to other countries that have available information: Sweden, France and the UK.