It turns out women may not actually live longer than men after all

expectancy than men. However, a major new study spanning two centuries across all continents has concluded otherwise.

After examining data on the lifespan of men and women across 199 countries for almost 200 years, the research, published in the BMJ Open journal and conducted by academics in Denmark, concluded that men have a high probability of outliving women, especially those who are married or have a degree.

However the new study suggests that by simply looking at life expectancy, people do not account for variation around the averages and a “sizeable portion of males might live longer than a sizeable portion of females, even if the life expectancy shows a female advantage”. Instead, it says a better way to measure lifespan was to look at at the differences across countries.

The analysis found that in developed countries, the probability of men outliving women fell until the 1970s, after which it gradually increased in all populations. The rise and fall in the differences in life expectancy were mainly attributed to smoking and other behavioural differences.Why 7 hours of sleep is what we should be aiming for, according to new Cambridge University research

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