In Germany in 2022, for example, men had an average life expectancy of just over 78 years, while women's life expectancy was at 82.8 years. Dangerous jobs, heart disease also reasons for men's earlier deathsThere are other causes for the gap in life expectancy between men and women. Men in the US are 50% more likely to die of heart disease than women. In Europe, men fare betterOutside of the US, the decline of cardiovascular disease in men is a reason the life expectancy gap between the sexes is shrinking. In the Czech Republic, the difference between how long men and women live has decreased because fewer men are dying from lung cancer — while women's death rates from lung cancer are increasing.

Source: Hindustan Times November 18, 2023 09:13 UTC