Women Live Longer Than Men, Gap Widens Even More

Women Live Longer Than Men, Gap Widens Even More

There’s a widening gender gap when it comes to life expectancy, according to new research published in JAMA Internal Medicine. It turns out that men in the U.S. now live almost six years less than women. Researchers found life expectancy for men is 73.2 years, and for women it’s 79.1 years. The 5.8 year gap is the widest seen since 1996. In terms of trendlines, women do tend to live longer than men in countries throughout the …

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