From infancy to old age, women are simply healthier than men. Out of the 15 leading causes of death, men lead women in all of them excluding Alzheimer’s disease, which many men don’t live long enough to develop.
Although the life expectancy gap between men and women has been shrinking, several factors still work primarily against men's health, particularly higher rates of smoking and drinking than women and the tendency to not maintain recommended health screenings and check-ups.