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Everywhere in the world [https://pixabay.com/images/search/women%20live/ 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 why women are more likely to live longer than men? And why does this benefit increase in the past? There isn't much evidence and we're left with only some answers. While we are aware that there are biological, psychological and environmental variables that play an integral role in women who live longer than men, we don't know how much each one contributes.<br><br>In spite of the amount, we can say that at a minimum, the reason women live so much longer than men today however not as in the past, has to have to do with the fact that several important non-biological aspects have changed. These variables are evolving. 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, [https://glorynote.com/%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B9/ اوضاع الجماع] 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. We can see that all countries are above the line of parity diagonally. This means that a newborn girl from every country could anticipate to live longer than her older brother.<br><br>It is interesting to note that, while the advantage for women is present everywhere, [https://www.dict.cc/?s=global%20differences global differences] are significant. In Russia women are 10 years older than males; while in Bhutan the gap is just half an hour.<br><br>__S.17__<br>__S.19__<br>In wealthy countries, the female advantage in longevity was not as great.<br>Let's now look at how the female advantage in longevity has changed with time. The next chart compares the life expectancy of males and females at birth in the US between 1790 and 2014. Two areas stand out.<br><br>There is an upward trend. Men and women in the United States live longer than they used to 100 years 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 extremely small however, it has grown significantly in the past.<br><br>Using the option 'Change country by country' in the chart, you will be able to check that these two points apply to other countries that have available data: Sweden, France and the UK.