Longevity Gap Between Men and Women May Be Closing - KCBD NewsChannel 11 Lubbock

11/21/02

Longevity Gap Between Men and Women May Be Closing

A study from the University of Colorado in Boulder finds that while women used to live about eight years longer than men, that difference has now shrunk to less than six years. Researchers say the drop is related to an increase in the number of women smokers.

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