The average man may run a 100-meter race faster than the average woman and lift heavier weights. But nowadays women outlive men by about five to six years. By age 85 there are roughly six women to every four men. At age 100 the ratio is more than two to one. And by age 122—the current world record for human longevity—the score stands at one-nil in favor of women. So why do women live longer than men? One idea is that men drive themselves to an early grave with all the hardship and stress of their working lives. Read More >>
Here is another possible answer – men tend to ignore job safety rules… 😉
We simply wear out. We do most of thre hard yakka as would be expected as we are built for it, but the basic DNA hasnt compensated for it so we go first.!