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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. Why do women live so much longer than men today, and why has this advantage increased over time? There is only limited evidence and the evidence is not sufficient to reach a definitive conclusion. We recognize that biological, behavioral and environmental factors all play a role in the fact that women have longer life spans than men, however, we aren't sure how strong the relative contribution of each factor is.<br><br>We have learned that women are living longer than men, regardless of weight. However this isn't due to the fact that certain biological or 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. Certain 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 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 every country is above the line of parity diagonally. This means that a newborn girl in all countries can be expected to live for [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] longer than her brothers.<br><br>This chart shows that, while there is a female advantage everywhere, cross-country differences are often significant. In Russia women live for 10 years longer than males. In Bhutan there is a difference of only half a year.<br><br>__S.17__<br>__S.19__<br>In wealthy countries, the women's advantage in longevity used to be smaller<br>Let's now look at the way that female advantages in [https://www.accountingweb.co.uk/search?search_api_views_fulltext=longevity longevity] has changed over time. The following chart shows male and [http://wiki.zeth-ro.com/index.php/Usuario:COKGemma27735298 ابر التخسيس] female life expectancy when they were born in the US from 1790 to 2014. Two points stand out.<br><br>First, there is an upward trend. Men and women living in America are living longer than they were 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 female advantage in life expectancy was very small, it has increased substantially over time.<br><br>You can verify that these points are also applicable to other countries with information by clicking on the "Change country" option in the chart. This includes the UK, France, and Sweden.