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> Do women tend to get older than men, Yes. We have data that proves that, you can compare the ranges where people are older: http://www.censusscope.org/us/c
by acqq 8y ago
> Do women tend to get older than men,
Yes.
We have data that proves that, you can compare the ranges where people are older:
http://www.censusscope.org/us/chart_age.html http://www.censusscope.org/us/chart_age.html
> and if so, why?
The OP article is exactly about that too. And they link to the scientific work, already 12 years old:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1550857906801981 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S155085790...
The key statements from its abstract:
"For virtually all the primary causes of death and at virtually all ages, mortality rates are higher for men. Women do not live longer than men because they age more slowly, but because they are more robust at every age."