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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 main reason women have a longer life span than men? And how the advantage has grown in the past? We only have a few clues and the evidence is not sufficient to draw an informed conclusion. We know that biological, behavioral and environmental factors contribute to the fact that women have longer life spans than men, but we don't know exactly how strong the relative contribution to each of these variables is.<br><br>In spite of how much number of pounds, we know that at least part of the reason women live longer than men, but not in the past, is to do with the fact that some important non-biological aspects have changed. What are these factors that have changed? Some are well known and relatively straightforward, like the fact that men smoke more often. Some are more complex. For [https://glorynote.com/%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%84-%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%84%D8%AF/ علامات الحمل بولد] 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 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. It is clear that every country is over the line of parity diagonally. This implies that a baby girl in all countries can expect to live longer than her younger brother.<br><br>This chart shows that, although there is a women's advantage across all countries, differences between countries can be significant. In [https://www.google.com/search?q=Russia%20women&btnI=lucky Russia women] have a longer life span than men. In Bhutan the gap is less than half a year.<br><br>__S.17__<br>__S.19__<br>In wealthy countries, the women's advantage in longevity used to be smaller<br>Let's take a look at how the female longevity advantage has changed over time. The chart below illustrates the men and women's life expectancies at the birth in the US in the years 1790 to 2014. Two specific points stand out.<br><br>There is an upward trend. Men and women in the US have a much longer life span longer than they did a century ago. This is in line with historical increases in life [https://www.houzz.com/photos/query/expectancy expectancy] everywhere in the world.<br><br>Second, the gap is increasing: While the female advantage in life expectancy was very small, it has increased substantially in the past.<br><br>You can verify that these points are also applicable to other countries with data by selecting the "Change country" option in the chart. This includes the UK, France, and Sweden.