US men die 6 years before women, as life expectancy gap widens

We’ve known for more than a century that women outlive men. But new research shows that, at least in the United States, the gap has been widening for more than a decade.

​We’ve known for more than a century that women outlive men. But new research shows that, at least in the United States, the gap has been widening for more than a decade. We’ve known for more than a century that women outlive men. But new research shows that, at least in the United States, the gap has been widening for more than a decade.