Death rates at specific life stages mold the sex gap in life expectancy
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Sex and life expectancy.
BACKGROUND A sexual dimorphism in human life expectancy has existed in almost every country for as long as records have been kept. Although human life expectancy has increased each year, females still live longer, on average, than males. Undoubtedly, the reasons for the sex gap in life expectancy are multifaceted, and it has been discussed from both sociological and biological perspectives. How...
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عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
سال: 2021
ISSN: 0027-8424,1091-6490
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2010588118