New research from Harvard Chan School and UC San Francisco shows that the life expectancy of American women is now 5.8 years longer than that of American men—a trend researchers say is driven by th…
I suspect it may at least in part be because physically demanding jobs are often male dominated, because men are on average stronger. These jobs are likely to increase your chance of dying early.
“While we know leisure-time physical activity is good for you, we found that occupational physical activity has an 18% increased risk of early mortality for men,” Coenen said. “These men are dying earlier than those who are not physically active in their occupation.”
I also suspect this also may affect exposure to chemicals and toxins. Eg. construction and the car industry are often male dominated, which means that they are almost certainly more likely to die from exposure to abestos.
I suspect it may at least in part be because physically demanding jobs are often male dominated, because men are on average stronger. These jobs are likely to increase your chance of dying early.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/may/14/exercise-is-good-for-you-unless-its-part-of-your-job
I also suspect this also may affect exposure to chemicals and toxins. Eg. construction and the car industry are often male dominated, which means that they are almost certainly more likely to die from exposure to abestos.
TLDR: loads of factors.