Why more men, not women, are likely to die in their youthI recently found myself in Lang'ata public cemetery. Across national and cultural boundaries, men die an average of seven years earlier than women. On average, women live longer than men. There are many reasons why the ratio of men to women, which is roughly equal in young adulthood, starts to favor women over time. While that gap is narrowing, according to a 2011 study, men were 2.2 times more likely to abuse drugs than women, and 1.9 times more likely to have drug dependence.

Source: Standard Digital April 25, 2019 05:03 UTC