Health Check: why do women live longer than men?
- Written by Melinda Martin-Khan, Senior research fellow, The University of Queensland
Biology and behaviour can explain why men tend to die younger than women.From shutterstock.com
In Australia, an average baby boy born in 2016 could expect to live to 80, while a baby girl born at the same time could expect to live until closer to 85. A similar gap in life expectancy between men and women is seen around the world.
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