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Everywhere in the world women live longer than men - but this was not always the case. The available data from [https://www.ft.com/search?q=rich%20countries rich countries] shows that women didn't live longer than men in the 19th century. What's the reason women live longer than men? Why does this benefit increase as time passes? There isn't much evidence and we're only able to provide partial answers. We know there are biological, psychological as well as environmental factors which all play a part in women's longevity more than men, we do not know how much each one contributes.<br><br>In spite of the precise weight, we know that a large portion of the reason women live so much longer than men do today however not as in the past, is to be due to the fact that a number of fundamental non-biological factors have changed. The factors changing are numerous. 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. It is clear that all countries are above the line of parity diagonally. This means that a newborn girl from every country could expect to live longer than her older brother.<br><br>This chart shows that, while there is a female advantage across all countries, differences between countries can be significant. In Russia women have an average of 10 years more than males; while in Bhutan the gap is just half one year.<br><br>__S.17__<br>__S.19__<br>In countries with high incomes, the female advantage in longevity was smaller<br>Let's examine the way that female advantages in life expectancy has changed over time. The next chart plots the life expectancy of males and females at birth in the US from 1790 to 2014. Two distinct points stand out.<br><br>First, there's an upward trend. Men and [https://bombadil.ling.washington.edu/wiki/index.php/Why_Are_Women_Living_Longer_Than_Men افضل كريم للشعر] women in the US are living much, much longer than they did 100 years ago. This is in line with historical increases in life expectancy everywhere in the world.<br><br>The gap is growing: [https://Glorynote.com/%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B6%D9%84-%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%85-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B9%D8%B1/ افضل كريم للشعر] Although the female advantage in life expectancy was tiny, it has increased substantially over time.<br><br>You can check if these are applicable to other countries that have data by [https://www.huffpost.com/search?keywords=selecting selecting] the "Change country" option in the chart. This includes the UK, France, and Sweden.