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Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology 2018

14 Science and Medicine

And why do women live longer?

ey0015.14-2 | And why do women live longer? | ESPEYB15

14.2 Women live longer than men even during severe famines and epidemics

V Zarulli , JA Barthold Jones , A Oksuzyan , R Lindahl-Jacobsen , K Christensen , JW Vaupel

To read the full abstract: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2018;115:E832-E840Women live longer than men in nearly all modern populations. They can expect to live longer than men almost anywhere in the world. This pervasive inequality has intrigued researchers for decades, and many conclude that the gap has biological foundations, which are modulated by social and environmental conditions.<p class=...