treatment ; life expectancy ; childbirth ; lifestyle ; behaviour ; weaker sex ; diet ; deaths Why do women live longer than men? Women generally live about six years longer than men. Evidence suggests that boys are the (16)……..at birth, which means that more die in infancy. Also women do not have as much heart disease as men. In terms of (17)………, men smoke more than women, and thus more die of smoking-related diseases. They drink more and are more aggressive in (18)…. , particularly in driving cars, so they are more likely to die in accidents. Also, they generally have more dangerous occupations, such as building work. Historically, women died in (19)……and men in wars. Now, childbearing is less risky and there are fewer wars. The country with the highest (20)……….is Japan, where the average age for men is 76 and for women 82.