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 are more likely to live longer than men? And how has this advantage gotten larger in the past? The evidence is limited and we're only able to provide limited solutions. Although we know that there are biological, psychological, and environmental factors which all play a part in women's longevity more than males, we aren't sure the extent to which each factor plays a role.

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 longer than men, and why has this advantage increased in the past? We have only a small amount of evidence and the evidence isn't strong enough to make an unambiguous conclusion.

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 much longer than men today, and why has this advantage increased in the past? There is only limited evidence and the evidence isn't sufficient to reach an informed conclusion. We know that biological, behavioral and environmental factors play a role in the fact that women have longer lives than men, However, we're not sure how significant the impact of each factor is.

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 much longer than men today and why have these advantages gotten bigger over time? We only have partial evidence and the evidence isn't sufficient to draw an unambiguous conclusion.