Eli5: Why do women live longer than men on average, even among the older population like supercentenarians?
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I think it’s a mixture of biological and genetic factors amplified by societal factors.
1. Hormones: estrogen could be protective to some degree. Testosterone levels could play a role in heart disease. This is over simplifying. But could certainly be a factor.
2. Social connections: women tend to have better support systems and connections which may lead to better health.
3. Mental and lifestyle Health: Men tend to have higher substance abuse and suicide rates.
4. Women tend to have better preventative medical practices, such as seeing doctors.
5. Occupational risk: men tend to have jobs with higher risk. I include war into this, but coal mining, and beyond
6. The double X chromosome factor mentioned above as redundancy For certain genetic traits.
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