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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's the reason women have a longer life span than men? Why is this difference growing over time? The evidence is sketchy and we're left with only some solutions. We know there are biological, behavioral and 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>We are aware that women are living longer than males, regardless of weight. But it is not because of certain biological or non-biological factors have changed. The factors changing are numerous. Some are well known and [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] 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 [https://www.hometalk.com/search/posts?filter=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 men and women. As you can see, all countries are above the diagonal parity line , this means that in all countries the newborn girl is likely to live for longer than a newborn boy.1<br><br>The chart below shows that although there is a women's advantage everywhere, cross-country differences can be significant. In Russia women have a longer life span than men, while in Bhutan the gap is less than half a year.<br><br>__S.17__<br>__S.19__<br>In the richer countries, the longevity advantage for women used to be smaller<br>We will now examine the way that female advantages in longevity has changed over time. The chart below shows gender-based and female-specific life expectancy at birth in the US during the period 1790 to 2014. Two distinct features stand out.<br><br>First, there is an upward trend. Both genders in the United States live longer than they were a century ago. This is in line with historical increases in life expectancy everywhere in the world.<br><br>The second is that there is an ever-widening gap: female advantage in terms of life expectancy used be very modest, but it grew substantially over the course of the last century.<br><br>You can check if the points you've listed are applicable to other countries with data by clicking on the "Change country" option in the chart. This includes the UK, France, and Sweden.