Male mortality rates mirror mortality rates of older females

Peter Lenart, Daniela Kuruczova, Peter K Joshi, Julie Bienertová-Vašků

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Abstract / Description of output

Women on average live longer than men, which seems to suggest that women also age slower than men. However, the potential difference in the pace of aging between the sexes is a relatively controversial topic, and both positions, i.e. "men age faster" and "men and women age at the same pace", have found some support. We therefore employ parametric models previously established in model organisms as well as two nonparametric approaches to compare the pace of aging between the sexes using freely available mortality data from 13 high-income countries. Our results support the hypothesis that men age faster than women while also suggesting that the difference is small and that from a practical standpoint male mortality rates behave similarly to the mortality rates of women approximately eight years their senior.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)10589
JournalScientific Reports
Volume9
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 22 Jul 2019

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Male mortality rates mirror mortality rates of older females'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this