This is an interesting way to display this graphically! It is safe to attribute the blue ball drop in many countries to a data lag on the last quarter of 2022. For the countries that don't appear to have excess mortality in younger ages it asks more questions than it answers. Regarding the elevated mortality in men versus women it goes like this: on average around 106 boys are born for every 100 girls. The reason for this is because testosterone laden risk taking boys are more prone to die from accidents, fighting, war et cetera at every young age cohort. So usually the sex ratio during the reproductive years is about 50/50, but men are also more likely to die from suicide, substance abuse, and heart attacks in middle adulthood. So women retain the advantage in old age. For those guys that weathered it to 75 years old I guess they deserve it to live out the rest in peace!
Thank you for the comment. Yes, we men are nature's play things. Whether it's the single X chromosome and/or Y chromosome being extra prone to variation, some men win the genetic lottery but many others die young, are homeless, or are in an institution.
CDC says life expectancy is +6 years for women vs men. It's just shocking to see it charted on the same axis like this. I have two sons and am thinking, "yikes". (And yeah, until they're age 25 I know their rational brain isn't matured yet, just like car insurance companies know young men.)
PS The site I looked at said about 1.05 for USA, although some races like chinese have 1.07. So you passed my fact check 😀
LOL glad you checked it! There is some variation and there have been arguments about whether certain chemicals might be feminizing the population perhaps making girls more likely, but I hadn't seen that show up in birth numbers that I'd seen yet. I have two daughters and am sometimes happy for their relative prudence compared to growing up with my older brother. But I think we all did crazy things when young and but by the grace of God we live...
This is an interesting way to display this graphically! It is safe to attribute the blue ball drop in many countries to a data lag on the last quarter of 2022. For the countries that don't appear to have excess mortality in younger ages it asks more questions than it answers. Regarding the elevated mortality in men versus women it goes like this: on average around 106 boys are born for every 100 girls. The reason for this is because testosterone laden risk taking boys are more prone to die from accidents, fighting, war et cetera at every young age cohort. So usually the sex ratio during the reproductive years is about 50/50, but men are also more likely to die from suicide, substance abuse, and heart attacks in middle adulthood. So women retain the advantage in old age. For those guys that weathered it to 75 years old I guess they deserve it to live out the rest in peace!
Thank you for the comment. Yes, we men are nature's play things. Whether it's the single X chromosome and/or Y chromosome being extra prone to variation, some men win the genetic lottery but many others die young, are homeless, or are in an institution.
CDC says life expectancy is +6 years for women vs men. It's just shocking to see it charted on the same axis like this. I have two sons and am thinking, "yikes". (And yeah, until they're age 25 I know their rational brain isn't matured yet, just like car insurance companies know young men.)
PS The site I looked at said about 1.05 for USA, although some races like chinese have 1.07. So you passed my fact check 😀
LOL glad you checked it! There is some variation and there have been arguments about whether certain chemicals might be feminizing the population perhaps making girls more likely, but I hadn't seen that show up in birth numbers that I'd seen yet. I have two daughters and am sometimes happy for their relative prudence compared to growing up with my older brother. But I think we all did crazy things when young and but by the grace of God we live...