Sex Differences in Lifespan Steven N. Austad, Kathleen E. Fischer Cell Metabolism Volume 23, Issue 6, Pages 1022-1033 (June 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2016.05.019 Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Survival to Age 5 and Life Expectancy at Age 50 in Icelandic Population Cohorts Born between 1840 and 1920 Note that female survival surpassed male survival in every year at both the beginning of life and later in life. Source: human mortality database. Cell Metabolism 2016 23, 1022-1033DOI: (10.1016/j.cmet.2016.05.019) Copyright © 2016 Terms and Conditions