Women outlive men in all but 2 of 229 countries. In Lesotho and South Sudan, life expectancy is the same between males and females. The data presented is irrespective of race, ethnicity, or level of country development. In 175 of 227 countries where women outlive men, the gap exceeds 4 years, and the gap exceeds 10 years in 3 of 175. Worldwide, women, on average, live 4.2 years longer than men.
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