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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 have these advantages gotten bigger in the past? We only have a few clues and the evidence is not sufficient to support an absolute conclusion. We know there are biological, psychological as well as environmental factors that all play a role in women who live longer than men, we don't know how much each factor contributes.<br><br>We have learned that women are living longer than men, regardless of their weight. However this is not due to the fact that certain non-biological factors have changed. What are these factors that have changed? Some are well known and relatively straightforward, like the fact that men smoke more often. There are others that are more intricate. 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, [http://www.cricketbetting.wiki/index.php/User:EdnaMiley220 زيوت تطويل الشعر] 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 [https://www.nuwireinvestor.com/?s=life%20expectancy life expectancy] at birth for men and women. It is clear that every country is above the line of parity diagonally. This implies that a baby girl from any country can be expected to live for longer than her brothers.<br><br>It is interesting to note that although the female advantage is present everywhere, global [https://www.groundreport.com/?s=differences differences] are significant. In Russia, [https://glorynote.com/%D8%B2%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%AA-%D8%AA%D8%B7%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B9%D8%B1/ زيوت تطويل الشعر] women live for 10 years longer than males. In Bhutan there is a difference of just half a year.<br><br>__S.17__<br>__S.19__<br>In countries with high incomes, the female advantage in longevity was previously smaller.<br>Let's see how the female longevity advantage has changed over time. The chart below shows male and female life expectancies when they were born in the US during the period 1790 to 2014. Two points stand out.<br><br>First, there is an upward trend. Men and women in the United States live longer than they were 100 years ago. This is in line with historical increases in life expectancy everywhere in the world.<br><br>Second, the gap is growing: Although the female advantage in life expectancy was tiny, it has increased substantially over time.<br><br>You can verify that these points are also applicable to other countries with data by clicking the "Change country" option in the chart. This includes the UK, France, and Sweden.