ABSTRACT
Of all the societal advantages men have over women, longevity is not one. Across the globe, most women outlive most men (World Health Organization, 2017). Consider the leading causes of death in the United States shown in Table 3.1. The Leading Causes of Death in the United States, 2015 https://www.niso.org/standards/z39-96/ns/oasis-exchange/table"> Cause of Death Percent of Total Deaths Male-to-Female Rate 1. Heart disease 23.4 1.6 2. Cancer 22.0 1.4 3. Chronic lower respiratory disease 5.7 1.2 4. Accidents 5.4 2.0 5. Cerebrovascular disease 5.2 1.0 6. Alzheimer’s disease 4.1 0.7 7. Diabetes 2.9 1.5 8. Pneumonia or influenza 2.1 1.3 9. Kidney disease 1.8 1.4 10. Suicide 1.6 3.5 Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2017). Deaths: Final data for 2015. National Vital Statistics Reports, 66. Adapted from https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr66/nvsr66_06.pdf" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr66/nvsr66_06.pdf
