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Why do men die younger than women?
Are men dying younger than women because they don't look after themselves and are reluctant to visit the doctor - or could evolution be to blame?
22 per cent of men die before the age of 65 (compared to 13 per cent of women); and 42 per cent die before 75 (compared to 26 per cent of women). Tragically, 76 per cent of people who kill themselves are men; and men are 70 per cent are more likely to die from a cancer that affects both men and women.
Even where good health predominates, a typical baby boy born in 2009 can expect to live to 77 - but a baby girl will outlive him by an average of five years.
Evolution is the clue: ‘In biological terms, men older than 50 or 60 are no longer useful but women still have a role as grandmothers, helping to bring up and protect the young. It would take thousands and thousands of years for evolution to catch up with modern man’s changing lifestyle.’
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3 Megastarosta  
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men work more than woman, men undergo negative habits such as smoking, alcoholism more often than women. That is why they live less than woman.

2 Luck  
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Maybe this theory concerns all women? And it does not matter whether they have children or not... Well, it sounds a bit complicated so let's give scientists an opportinity to solve the mystery))

1 Rina  
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Yes, I have heard of this "biological theory". Actually I have also read somewhere that women usually live longer than men because the hormones that are "produced" during pregnancy have certain anti-age effect. But what about those women who don't have children? Even they live longer than men do.... Hm...

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