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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 longer than men and how does this benefit increase in the past? The evidence is limited and we're only able to provide incomplete answers. Although we know that there are biological, behavioral as well as environmental factors which all play a part in women's longevity more than males, we aren't sure how much each one contributes.<br><br>We know that women live longer than males, regardless of weight. But this isn't due to the fact that certain non-biological factors have changed. These factors are changing. Some are well known and relatively straightforward, like the fact that men smoke more often. Other 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, especially for survivors, [https://glorynote.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%B2%D9%88%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%A9/ العاب زوجية] 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 every country is above the line of parity diagonally. This implies that a baby girl in all countries can be expected to live for longer than her older brother.<br><br>This chart illustrates that, while there is a female [https://www.caringbridge.org/search?q=advantage advantage] across all countries, differences between countries are often significant. In Russia women live 10 years longer than men; in Bhutan the difference is just half a year.<br><br>__S.17__<br>__S.19__<br>In countries with high incomes, the advantage of women in longevity was smaller<br>Let's see how the female longevity advantage has changed in the course of time. The next chart shows male and female life [https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/?s=expectancy expectancy] at birth in the US between 1790 and 2014. Two points stand out.<br><br>The first is that there is an upward trend. Both men and women in the US live much, much longer today than a century ago. This is in line with historical increases in life expectancy everywhere in the world.<br><br>The gap is widening: While the female advantage in life expectancy used to be very small, it has increased substantially over time.<br><br>You can confirm 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.