>Do women tend to get older than men At the very least, this is pretty well supported at the upper end of lifespans. Looking at the list of oldest people reco

>Do women tend to get older than men At the very least, this is pretty well supported at the upper end of lifespans. Looking at the list of oldest people recorded in modern times[1], the list is predominantly female. There is only one man in the top 20 positions (Jiroemon Kimura at number 16), and only 3 in the top 40. Whether this is due to the same cause as the overall trend, I can't say. Looking at the CDC life expectancy tables for ages 65 and 75, however, we still see a gap of several years between male and female life expectancy, so whatever is causing the divergence probably isn't related to youth and early-mid adult mortality. [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldest_people#Ten_oldest_verified_people_ever https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldest_people#Ten_oldest_verif... [2]https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/2010/022.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/2010/022.pdf