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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 longer than men in the present, and why has this advantage increased over time? We only have a few clues and the evidence is not sufficient to support a definitive conclusion. We know there are biological, behavioral, and environmental factors which all play a part in women's longevity more than men, we do not know how much each one contributes.<br><br>In spite of the weight, we know that at least part of the reason why women live longer than men in the present and not previously, is to do with the fact that several significant non-biological elements have changed. These variables are evolving. Some are well known and relatively straightforward, [https://glorynote.com/%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%84-%D9%85%D9%87%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%84/ تحاميل مهبلية] like the fact that men smoke more often. Others 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, [http://supremetournaments.com/community/profile/kindraprice5488/ تحاميل مهبلية] especially for survivors, ended up raising women's longevity disproportionately.<br><br>Everywhere in the world [http://dig.ccmixter.org/search?searchp=women%20tend 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 every country is over the diagonal line of parity. This means that a newborn girl in every country can expect to live longer than her brother.<br><br>This chart is interesting in that it shows that although the female advantage is present everywhere, global differences are significant. In Russia women live 10 years longer than men. In Bhutan the gap is less than half a year.<br><br>__S.17__<br>__S.19__<br>The advantage of women in life expectancy was less in countries with higher incomes that it is today.<br>Let's examine the way that female advantages in longevity has changed over time. The next chart compares male and female life expectancies at birth in the US during the time period between 1790 and 2014. Two points stand out.<br><br>The first is that there is an upward trend. Men and women living in America are living 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 increasing: While the female advantage in life expectancy used to be very small however, it has grown significantly with time.<br><br>Using the option 'Change country' on the chart, confirm that the two points are also applicable to the other countries with available data: Sweden, France and the UK.