Have you ever wondered why men die often and earlier than women? Or has your wife any woman ever asked you such a shocking question? What answer will you give in response to such a question? Don't worry to crack your brain, Harvard Medical school has helped us with answers.

Note that on average, women live longer than men. In fact, 57% of all those ages 65 and older are female. By age 85, 67% are women. The average lifespan is about 5 years longer for women than men in the U.S., and about 7 years longer worldwide. There are many reasons why the ratio of men to women (which is roughly equal in young adulthood) starts to favour women over time. Among the most powerful factors? Men tend to:
1. Take bigger risks: Some of the reason seems to be “biological destiny.” The frontal lobe of the brain — the part that controls judgment and consideration of an action’s consequences — develops more slowly in boys and young men than in their female counterparts. This likely contributes to the fact that far more boys and men die in accidents or due to violence than girls and women. Examples include biking, driving drunk, and homicide. This tendency toward lack of judgment and consideration of consequences may also contribute to detrimental lifestyle decisions among young men, such as smoking or drinking to excess.

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2. Have more dangerous jobs: Men far outnumber women in some of the riskiest occupations, including military combat, firefighting, and working at construction sites.
die of heart disease more often and at a younger age.

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3. men are 50% more likely than women to die of heart disease: The fact that men have lower estrogen levels than women may be part of the reason. But medical risks, such as poorly treated high blood pressure or unfavourable cholesterol levels, may contribute as well.

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4. Men are larger than women: Across many species, larger animals tend to die younger than smaller ones. Although the magnitude of this effect is uncertain in humans, it tends to work against male longevity.

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5. commit suicide more often than women: This is true despite the fact that depression is considered more common among women and women make more (non-fatal) suicide attempts. Some attribute this to the tendency for men to avoid seeking care for depression and the cultural norms that discourage men from seeking help for mental illness.

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6.Men are less socially connected: For reasons that aren’t entirely clear, people with fewer and weaker social connections (including men) tend to have higher death rates.

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7. Men most often avoid doctors: According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, men are far more likely to skip routine health screens and far less likely than women to have seen a doctor of any kind during the previous year.

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The uneven playing field for boys starts early. The Y chromosome tends to develop mutations more often than X chromosomes and the lack of a second X chromosome in men means that X-linked abnormalities among boys are not “masked” by a second, normal version. Survival in the womb is also less reliable for male fetuses (for uncertain, and probably multiple, reasons). Developmental disorders are also more common among boys; some of these could shorten life expectancy. Source: Harvard Health Publications