Why do Women live longer than men?
A women generally live about six years longer than
men. Evidence suggests that boys are the weaker sex at birth, which means that
more die in infancy. Also women do not have as much heart disease as men. In
terms of lifestyle, men smoke more than women and thus more die of
smoking-related diseases. They drink more and are more aggressive in behaviour,
particularly when driving cars, so they are more likely to die in accidents.
Also, they generally have more dangerous occupation, such as building work.
Historically, women died in childbirth and men in
wars. Hence nuns and philosophers often lived to great ages. Now, childbearing
is less risky and there are fewer wars. The country with the highest life
expectancy is Japan
Question : Do you agree with the above? Why?
