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While life expectancy continue to increase, differences exist between men and women. As a general rule, women outlive men, yet there are a few countries where men survive longer than women.
1. What are some reasons females outlive men in the United States and most countries of the world?
2. What are some reasons that men outlive women in countries other than the United States?
3. What are some of the factors that contribute to these gender differences?
Review the posts made by your classmates and reply to at least two that explored ideas different from yours. Reply to those posts indicating which aspect(s) of their response you found most fascinating.
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Katherine Esparra Santiago
3/15/22, 8:40 PM
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1. What are some reasons females outlive men in the United States and most countries of the world? There is not a definite answer to why women outlive men, however, it has been said that women are more precautions and less risky than men. Another possible reason could be the difference in hormones. According to PRB, “Biological differences also help to explain women’s higher longevity. Scientists believe that estrogen in women combats conditions such as heart disease by helping reduce circulatory levels of harmful cholesterol.”. It is also shown that men become more aggressive as well which could lead to early death.
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3. What are some reasons that men outlive women in countries other than the United States?
Men are less likely to get checked and are also less likely to assure they don’t have any diseases or medical health conditions.
3. What are some of the factors that contribute to these gender differences? Men can be reckless and careless and although there is no definite answer, I feel as if that may be some of the main reasons why.
According to Esteban, “We do not have a definitive answer, but we do have some clues. For example, we know that changes in
smoking habits among men
have affected mortality patterns.”. More men are willing to smoke than women. Women tend to care more about their health and appearance.
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Delaney Rios
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Women outlive men in most countries, including the united states. Mainly, women are less likely to develop cardiovascular diseases, less likely to perform risky activities, have strong social networks, and take better care of their health.
In some countries, men live long, and most of these countries tend to have low-income. Due to being poorer countries, they lack essential health services leading to more maternal death. These countries also tend to favor sons, leading to “missing women,” where female fetuses are more likely to be aborted due to deep-seated cultural preferences.
Some factors to the differences in men and women start biologically. For example, females are more likely to survive in the womb due to being less at risk for prenatal infections. Female estrogen also plays a part in lessening the risk of heart disease until after menopause, while men can succumb to heart diseases as early as their 30s or 40s. Men’s frontal lobes also develop slower than women, making men more likely to be risk-takers, causing life-threatening unintentional injuries.
Other factors that help women live longer than men are having better social networks and taking care of their health. When people have strong social network connections, reach out and talk to relieve stress, have a 50% lower chance of dying early. Men are more known to hold stress close to their chest. Women also take better care of their health and listen to their bodies when they believe something is wrong, while men are more likely to deny anything is wrong and let illnesses worsen.
References:
Berk, L. E. (2018). Exploring lifespan development. Pearson Education.
Charlton, E. (2019, April 9). Across the world, women outlive men. this is why. World Economic Forum. Retrieved March 15, 2022, from https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/04/why-women-outlive-men/
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