Many at times you wonder why men often die earlier than women.

This shouldn’t sound as a surprise to many who thought otherwise, statistics shows that men die earlier than women.

By statistics, 57% of all those ages 65 and older are female. By age 85, 67% are women. The average lifespan is about 7% longer for women than men worldwide.

It’s not hard to see the gender gap among the elderly.



SO WHY DO MEN, ON AVERAGE, DIE FIRST
There are many reasons why the ratio of men to women (which is roughly equal in young adulthood) starts to favor women over time. Among the most powerful factors are? Men tend to

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.
On average men are much more disposed to take risk than women. Also in our country where poverty is on the increase men are predisposed into taking risk even at old age than women.

Have more dangerous jobs.Men far outnumber women in some of the riskiest occupations, including military combat, firefighting, hard labour, and working at construction sites for daily bread.
Due to this, men are more exposed to dangerous situations like stress, environmental hazard, occupational hazard etc.

Die of heart disease more often and at a younger age.In fact, 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 unfavorable cholesterol levels, may contribute as well.
Also due to the fact that men are exposed to more risk like drug abuse, this tends to predispose them to heart disease early in life.

Commit suicide more often than women.This is true despite the fact that depression is considered more common among women than men. But the rate of suicide in men is quite more in men than in women, this is a question of method.Women make more non-violent suicide attempts like overdosing than men who try violent methods like hanging, strangulation and suffocation. 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.
Be 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 due to depression and boredom.
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.
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.



WHAT CAN MEN DO TO LIVE LONGER
While there’s not much that can be done about some of these factors, others are modifiable. For example, since men tend to avoid medical care far more often than women, getting men to report symptoms (including depression) and go for regular follow-up for chronic medical problems (such as high blood pressure) could counter some of the tendency for them to die at a younger age.

It’s also worth noting that the survival gap between men and women reflects an average tendency among large numbers of people. In fact, plenty of wives predecease their husbands. Individual risk factors (such as smoking, diabetes, or a strong family history of breast cancer) can outweigh the general tendency for women to live longer.

Perhaps we’ll be more successful in the future in avoiding preventable, premature death among men (and women) — and, because many of these efforts will have a bigger impact on men, the gender gap among the elderly may eventually narrow.

Source: http://www.currenthealthtips.com/2017/03/men-die-earlier-women/

[quote author=Akemim post=54192945]Many at times you wonder why men often die earlier than women.

This shouldn’t sound as a surprise to many who thought otherwise, statistics shows that men die earlier than women.

By statistics, 57% of all those ages 65 and older are female. By age 85, 67% are women. The average lifespan is about 7% longer for women than men worldwide.

It’s not hard to see the gender gap among the elderly.



SO WHY DO MEN, ON AVERAGE, DIE FIRST
There are many reasons why the ratio of men to women (which is roughly equal in young adulthood) starts to favor women over time. Among the most powerful factors are? Men tend to

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.
On average men are much more disposed to take risk than women. Also in our country where poverty is on the increase men are predisposed into taking risk even at old age than women.

Have more dangerous jobs.Men far outnumber women in some of the riskiest occupations, including military combat, firefighting, hard labour, and working at construction sites for daily bread.
Due to this, men are more exposed to dangerous situations like stress, environmental hazard, occupational hazard etc.

Die of heart disease more often and at a younger age.In fact, 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 unfavorable cholesterol levels, may contribute as well.
Also due to the fact that men are exposed to more risk like drug abuse, this tends to predispose them to heart disease early in life.

Commit suicide more often than women.This is true despite the fact that depression is considered more common among women than men. But the rate of suicide in men is quite more in men than in women, this is a question of method.Women make more non-violent suicide attempts like overdosing than men who try violent methods like hanging, strangulation and suffocation. 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.
Be 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 due to depression and boredom.
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.
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.



WHAT CAN MEN DO TO LIVE LONGER
While there’s not much that can be done about some of these factors, others are modifiable. For example, since men tend to avoid medical care far more often than women, getting men to report symptoms (including depression) and go for regular follow-up for chronic medical problems (such as high blood pressure) could counter some of the tendency for them to die at a younger age.

It’s also worth noting that the survival gap between men and women reflects an average tendency among large numbers of people. In fact, plenty of wives predecease their husbands. Individual risk factors (such as smoking, diabetes, or a strong family history of breast cancer) can outweigh the general tendency for women to live longer.

Perhaps we’ll be more successful in the future in avoiding preventable, premature death among men (and women) — and, because many of these efforts will have a bigger impact on men, the gender gap among the elderly may eventually narrow.

Source: http://www.currenthealthtips.com/2017/03/men-die-earlier-women/[na men they work women dey enjoy]