Eli5: Why do women live longer than men on average, even among the older population like supercentenarians?
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When I was selling insurance a few years back, an adage was used – “Men die quicker, women live sicker”
Basically, the idea is that men often ignore problems until too late, causing earlier death, while women will attend to even minor issues much more quickly, meaning they’ll most likely catch problems before they become series, effectively extending their life span.
Whether or not this is universally true is still up for debate, but that principle is a major way insurance companies make money.
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