Men set to live as long as women

[davieG]

The gap between male and female life expectancy is closing and men could catch up by 2030, according to an adviser for the Office for National Statistics.

Prof Les Mayhew said the difference between the sexes peaked at nearly six years in the 1970s.

Life expectancy is going up all round, but the rates for men are increasing faster.

Plummeting smoking rates in men are thought to explain a lot of the change.

Prof Mayhew, a professor of statistics at Cass Business School, analysed life expectancy data in England and Wales. He was working out how long 30-year-olds could expect to live.

Heart disease

His findings show men languishing far behind for decades, but now starting to get closer to women. If current trends continue, Prof Mayhew predicts, both sexes could, on average, be living to the age of 87 in 2030.

Full Report - http://www.bbc.co.uk...health-17811732

[ozleicester]

ohh FFS..is there no escape?

[Zingari]

Men set to live as long as wome

what's a wome ?

edit;

Oh I remember , it was that place where Biggus Dickus lived !

[jonthefox]

The gap between male and female life expectancy is closing and men could catch up by 2030, according to an adviser for the Office for National Statistics.

Prof Les Mayhew said the difference between the sexes peaked at nearly six years in the 1970s.

Life expectancy is going up all round, but the rates for men are increasing faster.

Plummeting smoking rates in men are thought to explain a lot of the change.

Prof Mayhew, a professor of statistics at Cass Business School, analysed life expectancy data in England and Wales. He was working out how long 30-year-olds could expect to live.

Heart disease

His findings show men languishing far behind for decades, but now starting to get closer to women. If current trends continue, Prof Mayhew predicts, both sexes could, on average, be living to the age of 87 in 2030.

Full Report - http://www.bbc.co.uk...health-17811732

Great. Now my pension forecast looks even shitter.

[Zingari]

BOOOO !

It seemed more interesting when the thread title was "Men set to live as long as wome"

[davieG]

BOOOO !

It seemed more interesting when the thread title was "Men set to live as long as wome"

I wanted to exert my power of Administration, I'm a man after all.

Long Live Men

[Houdini Logic]

Great, more men.

[davieG]

Well it's making some women happy

[Zingari]

I wanted to exert my power of Administration, I'm a man after all.

Long Live Men

But you didn't give me the chance to say stuff like "welease wodger the wobber and welease woderwick the wapist"

Bloody Womans !!

[Rincewind]

It used to seem like men were living as long as women, now it's going to be a reality.

[I am Rod Hull]

But you didn't give me the chance to say stuff like "welease wodger the wobber and welease woderwick the wapist"

Bloody Womans !!

What did the Womans ever do for us...