Just released by Statistics New Zealand ... the men are catching up:
A newborn girl can expect to live an average of 82.2 years and a newborn boy 78.2 years, Statistics New Zealand said today. These levels for 2006–08 represent longevity gains of 1.1 years for females and 1.9 years for males since 2000–02. Since 1975–77, life expectancy at birth has increased by 6.8 years for females and 9.2 years for males. This has resulted from reductions in death rates at all ages.
Any suggestions as to why? Be as frivolous as you like.
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The numbers are averages. The gap is reducing as the most physically challenging/dangerous jobs are automated/exported.
Dave Christian
Apologies for the lack of frivolity.
Women are now in the workforce like men,
more young women are getting Tertiary degrees than men,
Welcome to the world of strokes and heart attacks.
I am expecting men's life expectancy to over take women's life expectancy in the next 20 to 30 years.
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