Eli5: Why do women live longer than men on average, even among the older population like supercentenarians?
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Its pretty wild. A lot of old folks homes are women outnumbering men by a large margin. In the older days it was almost all women. I think part of the reason is historical evidence shows a lot of trends that have been changing a lot in the last 20 years and that gap is closing. Men used to work till 65 and were twice as likely to smoke. More likely to drink to much. Women tend to have social networks that are easier to keep up after retirement, Men tend to have them based on there jobs. Men historically were far less likely to go the doctor until it was to late, but this has changed a lot in the last 25 years or so.
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