Why do men typically live shorter lives that women?

Question

Why do men typically live shorter lives that women?

Answer 1

The men are out in the world making a living with lots of stress.  A real killer.  But as more women do that the difference in life expectancy is shrinking.  ~

Answer 2

The average male has a larger body than the average female. And the larger your body is the harder your heart has to pump blood through your body until it will eventually shut down.

Answer 3

men are more likely to have jobs that are dangerous or hazardous to their health. by just "doing their job," injury or death can result for soldiers, hazmat people, chemical applicators, firefighters, law enforcement, and others. the vast majority of people filling these kinds of jobs are men.

Answer 4

For one thing, married men often die from hypothermia because  their wives are having hot flashes during a blizzard. Another reason.  We're ready to go

Answer 5

to get away from women. We love you, but you drive us crazy.

Answer 6

Because they are married to WOMEN......

Answer 7

Have you ever watched the movie, "Jackass"?  That pretty much explains it.

Answer 8

So many reasons, a key one being the difference in social networks that men have versus women.  While women usually have a large social network of friends and family, men usually have a limited social network.  In times of stress women are inclined to talk about their problems, and give and receive advice.  Men on the other hand tend to keep their problems inside.  Emotional well-being is definitely a part of living a long and healthy life.  Another key reason, going along with women being more inclined to talk about their problems and ask for help or advice, is that women go to the doctor more than men.  While on the surface this may look like women are sick more frequently than men, in actuality men are more likely to suffer from chronic problems as a result of not catching problems early.

Answer 9

Many reasons.  First off, men tend to die violently more often than women do.  Guys get murdered more often and they get into accidents more often, both in cars and just in general.  There's a reason women tend to get lower car insurance rates than men.  And men are more likely to suffer from genetic diseases.  Since women have two X chromosomes, if one of the genes on it doesn't work, we can just use the other one.  Men don't have that built-in repetition, so they just get the disease.

Guys are also more susceptible to successful suicide (women have a greater tendency to do the "cry for help" types that are usually survivable).  Men are more likely to have heart disease or strokes because of higher testosterone levels.  Men smoke more and are more likely to become alcoholics.

Jeez, with all this, it's amazing guys manage to last a day!  Actually, though, back in the day, men had a longer lifespan because childbirth caused so many deaths.

Answer 10

Suicide rates also go up every year a man lives but down for every year a woman lives.

Women tend to take fewer risk but better care of their health. They are generally more responsible

I have every intention of dying before 70 myself. Probably hang gliding.

Answer 11

Lactation stimulates antioxidant production.

Answer 12

because they engage in riskier behavior on a more frequent basis.drinking and driving,drugs,speeding,unprotected s*x with men and women.just overall bad choices and thinking they have the right to have s*x with anything that moves and not caring about disease or unwanted children that they might bring about with women they would be ashamed to be seen with in public.frankly selfish stupid behavior!

Answer 13

One word.

Testosterone

Testosterone levels are much higher in men than in women, but testosterone has also been shown to increase the breakdown of DNA which causes aging.  It is because of this that women have longer life spans than men - and they always will.

Answer 14

Who does the child-rearing. Women.

So children of a long lived woman has a better chance of survival than those of a short lived woman and so her gene has a better chance of spreading.