[Female mortality: lessons from geopathological comparisons].
Worldwide a highly significant correlation exists between male and female mortality, particularly for all-cause, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular mortality, but to a lesser degree for cancer. This shows that the same factors are the major determinants of mortality in both sexes. Mortality from all causes over the age range 35-84 years can adequately be expressed by Gompertz equations (log mortality versus age), of which the intercepts are lower and the slopes higher in women compared to men. The demonstrates that ageing progresses more slowly in women. Maximum life expectancy is slightly higher in women. The various causes of mortality are competitive.
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Ecole de Santé Publique, Universitaire Ziekenhuis Sint Rafaël, Leuven.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000401:mortality; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009026:Mortality / Q000639:trends*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality; D012307:Risk Factors; D016387:Women's Health