The age-old belief women live longer than men is wrong, according to a study spanning 200 years of humanity across all continents of the globe. 9News
, found the probability of men outliving women was 39 per cent for those who were married, compared to 37 per cent for those who weren't.Researchers established a 43 per cent probability that men with a university degree would outlive women, in comparison to 39 per cent for those without a high school diploma.But researchers said sex differences in survival is identified by life expectancy.That measure summarises an average length of life, rather than actual years lived.
Researchers crunched population and mortality data in 199 populations from every continent over a 200-year period.
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