The risk of death from all causes is 60% higher in men than in women

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A large study of people in 28 countries found that men aged 50 and over have a 60% higher risk of death than women, partly due to higher rates of smoking and heart diseases among men.

“Many studies have examined the potential influence of social, behavioral, and biological factors on sex differences in mortality, but only a few have been able to examine potential differences between countries,” writes Dr. Yu-Ji Wu, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neurobiology.

The study looked at various socioeconomic (education, well-being), lifestyle (smoking, alcohol consumption), health (heart disease, diabetes, hypertension and depression) and social (marital, loneliness) factors that can contribute to a breakup mortality between men and women, aged 50 and over. The data included more than 179,000 people from 28 countries, and more than half (55%) were women.

“The influence of gender on mortality should include not only the physiological differences between men and women, but also the social construction of gender, which varies in different societies. In particular, the large differences between countries may indicate a greater influence of gender than gender. Although the biology of the sexes is the same across populations, differences in cultural, social, and historical contexts can lead to different life experiences for men and women and differences in mortality differences across countries.”

The results are consistent with the literature on life expectancy. life and mortality.

“Heterogeneity in gender differences in mortality across countries may indicate a significant influence of gender on healthy aging in addition to biological sex, and the crucial contribution of smoking may also vary across populations,” – write the authors.

Researchers recommend that health care policies take into account sex and gender differences, as well as the influence of social and cultural factors on health.