Why do woman live longer than men?

[Black A. Camus]

In every country in the world, except Nigera--where on average woman and men die at the same age, women outlive men. Moreover, excluding African countries, woman outlive men by an average of six years. I would think that child birth, especially if a woman has more than two children, would shorten their life spans. Moreover, it seems that the effects of menstruation, menopause, and other female conditions would shorten women's lives.

Moreover, woman labor just as hard, and perhaps even harder in undeveloped countries. So, any argument to the effect that woman live longer because they don't work as hard doesn't make much sense. So why do woman live longer?


To stress my point infra are some country profiles that I copied from the BBC.

Full name: United States of America
Population: 300 million (US Census Bureau estimate, 2006)
Life expectancy: 75 years (men), 80 years (women) (UN)

Full name: Federative Republic of Brazil
Population: 182.8 million (UN, 2005)
Life expectancy: 66 years (men), 74 years (women) (UN)

Full name: Argentine Republic
Population: 38.2 million (via UN, 2006)
Life expectancy: 71 years (men), 78 years (women) (UN)

Full name: Commonwealth of the Bahamas
Population: 321,000 (UN, 2005)
Life expectancy: 66 years (men), 73 years (women) (UN)

Full name: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Population: 74.2 million (UN, 2005)
Life expectancy: 46 years (men), 49 years (women)

Full name: Republic of Ghana
Population: 21.8 million (UN, 2005)
Life expectancy: 56 years (men), 57 years (women) (UN)

Full name: The Republic of Botswana
Population: 1.7 million (via UN, 2006)
Life expectancy: 36 years (men), 37 years (women) (UN)

Full name: The Republic of Ivory Coast
Population: 17.1 million (UN, 2005)
Life expectancy: 45 years (men), 47 years (women) (UN)

Full name: The Federal Republic of Nigeria
Population: 130.2 million (UN, 2005)
Life expectancy: 43 years (men), 43 years (women) (UN)

Full name: Republic of South Africa
Population: 45.3 million (UN, 2005)
Life expectancy: 47 years (men), 51 years (women)

Full name: Kingdom of Spain
Population: 44.7 million (official figure, 2007)
Life expectancy: 76 years (men), 83 years (women) (UN)

Full name: French Republic
Population: 60.7 million (via UN, 2005)
Life expectancy: 76 years (men), 83 years (women) (UN)

Full name: Kingdom of Belgium
Population: 10.4 million (via UN, 2006)
Life expectancy: 76 years (men), 82 years (women) (UN)

Full name: Republic of Finland
Population: 5.2 million (UN, 2005)
Life expectancy: 75 years (men), 82 years (women) (UN)

Full name: Kingdom of Sweden
Population: 9 million (via UN, 2006)
Life expectancy: 78 years (men), 83 years (women) (UN)

Full name: Republic of Hungary
Population: 9.8 million (UN, 2005)
Life expectancy: 68 years (men), 77 years (women) (UN)

Full name: Romania
Population: 21.6 million (via UN, 2006)
Life expectancy: 67 years (men), 74 years (women) (UN)

Full name: Republic of Poland
Population: 38.2 million (via UN, 2006)
Life expectancy: 70 years (men), 78 years (women) (UN)

Full name: Russian Federation
Population: 143.8 million (via UN, 2006)
Life expectancy: 59 years (men), 72 years (women) (UN)

Full name: Japan
Population: 127.7 million (via UN, 2006)
Life expectancy: 78 years (men), 85 years (women) (UN)

Full name: People's Republic of China
Population: 1.3 billion (via UN, 2006)
Life expectancy: 70 years (men), 73 years (women) (UN)

 

[ronmch20]

Stats aside, this is a no brainer. Women generally outlive men because they take better care of themselves physically, mentally, and in most cases emotionally as well.

 

[Black A. Camus]

Stats aside, this is a no brainer. Women generally outlive men because they take better care of themselves physically, mentally, and in most cases emotionally as well.

I disagree. Woman abuse drugs, and have bad diets and excercise habits, just like men. Moreover, most of what I read and hear says that woman are more likely to be obese than men. Emotion wise, I believe that men and woman suffer equally from mental ailments.

 

[femmenoire]

Yeah but men don't like going to the doctor. They don't handle stress well and keep things bottled inside.

Stress is a silent killer.

 

[Ming Fei Hong]

Nature. Men have the capability to reproduce at a MUCH higher rate for a longer period of time than women. Add to that, men's higher level of aggression and BINGO... Natural Selection. Imagine the world's population (and conditions) if men out lived women.

 

[femmenoire]

Nature. Men have the capability to reproduce at a MUCH higher rate for a longer period of time than women. Add to that, men's higher level of aggression and BINGO... Natural Selection. Imagine the world's population (and conditions) if men out lived women.

Hmm I can't even fathom it.

 

[heiesuke]

There's lots of factors, but these are statistics so you have to account for things like wars and hard labor, etc… reducing mens life numbers.

 

[KINGFROMQUEENS]

WOMEN TAKE BETTER CARE OF THEMSELVES THAN MEN.

I THINK MEN LIVE MORE STRESSFUL LIVES.

MEN LIVE MORE VIOLENT LIVES.

 

[Mo-Better]

Because men (sorry ladies) are the true beast of burden. Society has done this to us. One mistake by a man in say selecting a wife and the man is subjected to years of child support, alimony payments, possible loss of home and car. That's a lot of stress and in some cases it may not be the man's fault but the man is the one who untimately pays. Want more? Ok After all that this the man still needs. He now needs to fill that void in this life, not to mention his wallet. So the process continues.

The pressure is always on the man.

If the man doesn't make enough money woman aren't interested.
If he doesn't look a certain way, women aren't interested.
If he doesn't have a fine car, women aren't interested.
If he has all that and doesn't perform well in bed, he has to go.

Think all that won't take years off someones life? So yes Femm is correct stress is a killer.

 

[KINGFROMQUEENS]

Because men (sorry ladies) are the true beast of burden. Society has done this to us. One mistake by a man in say selecting a wife and the man is subjected to years of child support, alimony payments, possible loss of home and car. That's a lot of stress and in some cases it may not be the man's fault but the man is the one who untimately pays. Want more? Ok After all that this the man still needs. He now needs to fill that void in this life, not to mention his wallet. So the process continues.

The pressure is always on the man.

If the man doesn't make enough money woman aren't interested.
If he doesn't look a certain way, women aren't interested.
If he doesn't have a fine car, women aren't interested.
If he has all that and doesn't perform well in bed, he has to go.

Think all that won't take years off someones life? So yes Femm is correct stress is a killer.

 

[Black A. Camus]

Because men (sorry ladies) are the true beast of burden. Society has done this to us. One mistake by a man in say selecting a wife and the man is subjected to years of child support, alimony payments, possible loss of home and car. That's a lot of stress and in some cases it may not be the man's fault but the man is the one who untimately pays. Want more? Ok After all that this the man still needs. He now needs to fill that void in this life, not to mention his wallet. So the process continues.

The pressure is always on the man.

If the man doesn't make enough money woman aren't interested.
If he doesn't look a certain way, women aren't interested.
If he doesn't have a fine car, women aren't interested.
If he has all that and doesn't perform well in bed, he has to go.

Think all that won't take years off someones life? So yes Femm is correct stress is a killer.

I didn't want to believe it, but it seems that part of the reason that men die before woman is that the former are more likely to engage in risky and violent behavior, which raises men's death rate. Secondly, men are more likely to have fatal diseases such as heart disease; whereas woman are more likely to have non-life threatening diseases. Lastly, it seems that menopause actually helps woman live longer, because it ensures that woman will not have children when their bodies are not healthy enough.

 

[FIVEFIVE]

Yeah but men don't like going to the doctor. They don't handle stress well and keep things bottled inside.

Stress is a silent killer.

This is a big part of it. Also lifestyle, our role in society, etc. Thats why I live for ME, and not for what's expected from me cuz I'm a man.

 

[femmenoire]

This is a big part of it. Also lifestyle, our role in society, etc. Thats why I live for ME, and not for what's expected from me cuz I'm a man.

Glad to see you on this side 5.

 

[bgbtylvr]

because they drive us fuckin crazy, that's why!!!!!
we work hard to support, impress and keep them
we mow the lawn, paint the garage, take out the trash, carry all the heavy shit, beat down disrespectful kats, fix the cars, change flat tires, pay for the meals, worry about if she is happy, hungry, horny, in the house she wants, we get yelled at for bullshit, do all the driving, ...(should I keep going?) put up with attitudes, in laws, fucked up girlfriends, come home from work and have to deal with more bullshit ...

meanwhile, women can never work a day in their lives, sit on the drivers side, never stress over bills if their man got his hustle down, fuck when they want, bitch and moan, dog us the fuck out and get a check even if they cheat on us and cop alimony, child support, take your house, cars, half your 401k and bank account and live off that shit simply cuz she want new dick.
From that, after losing everything you ever fucking worked for in a divorce, you got to start all over: find a new house, a new girl, send her ass checks, the works.

Then we fuckin die!
One!

 

[MartinAsante]

I was gonna say because they don't have to have relationships with women but I don't want to be labeled a "faggot" or a "woman hater".

 

[FIVEFIVE]

Glad to see you on this side 5.

Glad to be seen

 

[FIVEFIVE]

because they drive us fuckin crazy, that's why!!!!!
we work hard to support, impress and keep them
we mow the lawn, paint the garage, take out the trash, carry all the heavy shit, beat down disrespectful kats, fix the cars, change flat tires, pay for the meals, worry about if she is happy, hungry, horny, in the house she wants, we get yelled at for bullshit, do all the driving, ...(should I keep going?) put up with attitudes, in laws, fucked up girlfriends, come home from work and have to deal with more bullshit ...

meanwhile, women can never work a day in their lives, sit on the drivers side, never stress over bills if their man got his hustle down, fuck when they want, bitch and moan, dog us the fuck out and get a check even if they cheat on us and cop alimony, child support, take your house, cars, half your 401k and bank account and live off that shit simply cuz she want new dick.
From that, after losing everything you ever fucking worked for in a divorce, you got to start all over: find a new house, a new girl, send her ass checks, the works.

Then we fuckin die!
One!

real shit.....

That's why Im anti marriage.

 

[HoneyBerry]

because they drive us fuckin crazy, that's why!!!!!
we work hard to support, impress and keep them
we mow the lawn, paint the garage, take out the trash, carry all the heavy shit, beat down disrespectful kats, fix the cars, change flat tires, pay for the meals, worry about if she is happy, hungry, horny, in the house she wants, we get yelled at for bullshit, do all the driving, ...(should I keep going?) put up with attitudes, in laws, fucked up girlfriends, come home from work and have to deal with more bullshit ...

Then we fuckin die!

Real women are doing all those same things and then some more to keep their man happy. So you didn't really answer the question.

I think women live longer for the reasons stated above: men are taught to deal with stress in very different ways than us. We cry, confide in our sisters, get it off of our chests one way or another. Men are taught not to be "punks", weak, etc. So they hold all that in and they get high blood pressure, strokes, heart attacks... Their always in this fight or flight mode

 

[SuperGenius]

I saw a television show about this...going along with what alot of you say, they also say that women contain that extra X chromosome....

http://women.webmd.com/guide/20061201/why-women-live-longer

 

[Dannyblueyes]

Because men (sorry ladies) are the true beast of burden. Society has done this to us. One mistake by a man in say selecting a wife and the man is subjected to years of child support, alimony payments, possible loss of home and car. That's a lot of stress and in some cases it may not be the man's fault but the man is the one who untimately pays. Want more? Ok After all that this the man still needs. He now needs to fill that void in this life, not to mention his wallet. So the process continues.

The pressure is always on the man.

If the man doesn't make enough money woman aren't interested.
If he doesn't look a certain way, women aren't interested.
If he doesn't have a fine car, women aren't interested.
If he has all that and doesn't perform well in bed, he has to go.

Think all that won't take years off someones life? So yes Femm is correct stress is a killer.

Damn, what kind of sorry assed women do you know?

 

[Eduble]

because they drive us fuckin crazy, that's why!!!!!
we work hard to support, impress and keep them
we mow the lawn, paint the garage, take out the trash, carry all the heavy shit, beat down disrespectful kats, fix the cars, change flat tires, pay for the meals, worry about if she is happy, hungry, horny, in the house she wants, we get yelled at for bullshit, do all the driving, ...(should I keep going?) put up with attitudes, in laws, fucked up girlfriends, come home from work and have to deal with more bullshit ...

meanwhile, women can never work a day in their lives, sit on the drivers side, never stress over bills if their man got his hustle down, fuck when they want, bitch and moan, dog us the fuck out and get a check even if they cheat on us and cop alimony, child support, take your house, cars, half your 401k and bank account and live off that shit simply cuz she want new dick.
From that, after losing everything you ever fucking worked for in a divorce, you got to start all over: find a new house, a new girl, send her ass checks, the works.

Then we fuckin die!
One!

Co-Sign.

I was simply going to say "Cause women just nag us to death" but the above quote sums it up.

 

[DigitalAngel2007]

My theory is we just cum more. I cum at least five times each time. And I know this is more common in women than men

 

[Mo-Better]

Damn, what kind of sorry assed women do you know?

Those are examples of why men are stressed. Many women are admittedly materistic. So yes they are looking for "what can that man do for me." If you don't believe it, keep living.

Men generally marry for love, women used to but not anymore. Today very few women today marry for love and the older they get the more they expect the man to bring to the table. Marrage for them is an investment. Tina Turner was right, "What's Love Got To Do With It."

 

[Autobot8655]

Simple...women in general (statistics are made from "in general" which are responsible of the life expectancy rates that we hear about) dont have lifestyles that are as risky as men.

Biologically, women are supposed to live shorter lives than men, because more energy is put into female reproduction (9 months) versus male reproduction (ejaculation).

 

[WorldEX]

Co-Sign.

I was simply going to say "Cause women just nag us to death" but the above quote sums it up.

Co-signed