In general men have several physical advantages over women in stamina, height, strength, and speed. But these attributes don't mean much when it comes to longevity. It has been said that throughout history, females have outlived males and that the trend extends across a wide variety of species. The average life expectancy of women exceeds that of men. In the United States, life expectancy at birth is about 79 years for women and about 72 years for …showed first 75 words of 522 total…

…showed last 75 words of 522 total…statistical theories raise many questions. Why do men die so young? Why do women die so old? Maybe it's because men are more prone to be nagged to death by their wives, or maybe because men would rather die than to hear about the toilet seat being up over and over again. So, why do women live longer than men do? No one can answer that question because there are no definitive answers only theories.