Funny photographs reveal why women really live longer than men

Beyond middle age, men have about 75-80 percent of the longevity remaining for comparably-aged women, although there is considerable societal diversity. For example, the gender differential in life expectancy from birth is about 6.5 years greater for women in the U.S., 5.3 years in the UK, 12 years in Russia, and about 6 months in India.