Gender gaps in life expectancy: Generalized trends and negative associations with development indices in OECD countries

• Main Authors: Liu, Yan, Arai, Asuna, Kanda, Koji, Lee, Romeo B., Glasser, Jay, Tamashiro, Hiko
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2013
• Subjects: Life expectancy—Sex differences > OECD countries
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/3607; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/faculty_research/article/4609/type/native/viewcontent/cks049.html
• Institution: De La Salle University

Background: Life expectancy (LE) is a major marker of individual survival. It also serves as a guide to highlight both the progress and the gaps in total social and societal health. Comparative LE in concert with measures of gender-specific experience, indices of empowerment and societal happiness a...