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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 is the reason women live more than men do today, and why is this difference growing in the past? We have only a small amount of evidence and the evidence isn't strong enough to make a definitive conclusion. We recognize that biological, behavioral and environmental factors contribute to the fact that women have longer lives than men, however, we do not know how strong the relative contribution of each one of these factors is.<br><br>We have learned that women are living longer than men, regardless of their weight. But this isn't due to the fact that certain biological factors have changed. These are the factors that are changing. Some are well known and relatively straightforward, like the fact that men smoke more often. Others 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 [https://www.martindale.com/Results.aspx?ft=2&frm=freesearch&lfd=Y&afs=longevity%20disproportionately 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 [https://glorynote.com/%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D9%82%D9%88%D9%81/ كيفية إقامة علاقة بالصور] men and women. It is clear that every country is above the line of parity diagonally. This means that a newborn girl in every country can anticipate to live longer than her brothers.<br><br>This chart illustrates that, even though women enjoy an advantage in all countries, the differences across countries could be significant. In Russia women live 10 years more than men. In Bhutan the difference is less that half a year.<br><br>__S.17__<br>__S.19__<br>The advantage for women in life expectancy was less in rich countries than it is now.<br>Let's look at how female longevity advantage has changed in the course of time. The next chart shows the life expectancy of males and females when they were born in the US during the time period between 1790 and 2014. Two areas stand out.<br><br>The first is that there is an upward trend. Men and women in the United States live 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 female advantage in life expectancy was quite small but it has risen significantly over time.<br><br>You can confirm that these are applicable to other countries with data by clicking the "Change country" option on the chart. This includes the UK, France, and Sweden.