Source: http://yourbrainhealth.com.au/why-women-live-longer-than-men-part-4-of-your-brain-at-100/
This is part 4 of a series of lessons in brain health from our elders — those folk who lived the longest and healthiest.
Click here to download the entire series as a PDF
All over the world, women live longer than men.
In Australia in 2016, the median age at death was 85.0 years for women and 78.9 years for men. The gender gap grows with age, among centenarians worldwide, women outnumber men nine to one.
The female advantage is not restricted to humans as in other species, from honeybees to orca whales to rodents, females outlive males.
The lon…
Source: http://yourbrainhealth.com.au/why-women-live-longer-than-men-part-4-of-your-brain-at-100/
This is part 4 of a series of lessons in brain health from our elders — those folk who lived the longest and healthiest.
Click here to download the entire series as a PDF
All over the world, women live longer than men.
In Australia in 2016, the median age at death was 85.0 years for women and 78.9 years for men. The gender gap grows with age, among centenarians worldwide, women outnumber men nine to one.
The female advantage is not restricted to humans as in other species, from honeybees to orca whales to rodents, females outlive males.
The lon…
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