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If you have ever been to a nursing home or a large family reunion, there seem to be more elderly women than elderly men. This is not an illusion. According to Harvard Health Publishing, 57% of people aged 65 and older are women, and by the time you reach 85, that number is 67%. This elderly gender gap is a result of a universal factor: Women, on average, live longer than men. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), men in the United States have an average life expectancy The Gender Life Expectancy Gap, Explained
of just under 75 years, whereas women’s average life expectancy is just over 80 years. What’s even more startling is that in every nation on Earth, rich and poor, the average life expectancy of women is greater than that of men. Here are some of the contributing factors. Heart Disease The leading cause of death for both men and women is cardiovascular disease. Despite this, according to research published in the Netherlands Heart Journal, cardiovascular disease develops 7–10 years later in women
according to research published in the Journal of Public Health, men are more likely to die of injury and illness than women. This is related to the fact that men are much more likely to work in dangerous professions, such as construction and frontline combat roles, than women. According to Statista, in 2021, over 4,700 men died as a result of occupational injury, compared to 450 women over the same time period. Rich and Poor As mentioned earlier, the discrepancy in average life expectancy between men and women exists in every country on Earth. However, the more prosperous a country becomes, the greater the gap. According to the
than in men. This seems to be a contributing factor to the gap. Occupational Hazards The life expectancy gap may be exacerbated by the fact that,
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