Contributions of age groups and causes of death to the sex gap in lifespan variation in Europe
Zazueta-Borboa, Jesús-Daniel (Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute-KNAW)
Aburto, José Manuel (University of Oxford)
Permanyer, Iñaki (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Zarulli, Virginia (University of Southern Denmark)
Janssen, Fanny (University of Groningen)

Date:	2023
Abstract:	Much less is known about the sex gap in lifespan variation, which reflects inequalities in the length of life, than about the sex gap in life expectancy (average length of life). We examined the contributions of age groups and causes of death to the sex gap in lifespan variation for 28 European countries, grouped into five European regions. In 2010-15, males in Europe displayed a 6. 8-year-lower life expectancy and a 2. 3-year-higher standard deviation in lifespan than females, with clear regional differences. Sex differences in lifespan variation are attributable largely to higher external mortality among males aged 30-39, whereas sex differences in life expectancy are due predominantly to higher smoking-related and cardiovascular disease mortality among males aged 60-69. The distinct findings for the sex gap in lifespan variation and the sex gap in life expectancy provide additional insights into the survival differences between the sexes.
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió acceptada per publicar
Subject:	Sex gap ; Lifespan variation ; Life expectancy ; Europe ; Cause-specific mortality
Published in:	Population Studies, Vol. 77 Núm. 3 (2023) , p. 475-496, ISSN 1477-4747

DOI: 10.1080/00324728.2023.2222723

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