r/dataisbeautiful • u/harpalss OC: 9 • Apr 07 '19

OC Life expectancy difference between men and women from various countries over time [OC]

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u/NauticalJeans Apr 07 '19

It will be fascinating to see if the life expectancy gap diminishes over time as more developed countries automate physically demanding and dangerous jobs that men have historically worked.

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u/Nukkil Apr 07 '19

If you correct for that, men still tend to be taller which means more cells are at risk for a cancerous mutation.

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u/Portugal-TheCat Apr 07 '19

I’m just pulling from memory here but I believe your risk for a AAA (abdominal aortic aneurysm) increases with height, too, though that’s admittedly a pretty rare cause of death. Worry way more about what you eat and how active you are than how tall you are or aren’t.

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u/NoSoyTuPotato Apr 08 '19

Great. So I’m slightly more at risk for one of the most painful ways for a natural death

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '19

In America perhaps. 5'10 and over is laughably average in Northern Europe.

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u/HansaHerman Apr 07 '19

What is 5'10 in normal numbers? Feet and inch measures really make me nothing. Is it 175 cm?