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US men are dying much earlier than women, as death 'gender gap' widens: Study (medicalxpress.com)
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[–] takeda@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (2 children)

That's because in addition to the disinformation, many men also have to do the macho thing: https://youtu.be/1chYhsp3NRw

[–] GiddyGap@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago

Americans also just generally live shorter lives than people in other developed countries:

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/03/25/1164819944/live-free-and-die-the-sad-state-of-u-s-life-expectancy

[–] mriormro@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I forgot that suicide was super macho.