| Title |
An evolutionary life-history framework for understanding sex differences in human mortality rates
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Human Nature, March 2006
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| DOI | 10.1007/s12110-006-1021-z |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Daniel J. Kruger, Randolph M. Nesse |
| Abstract |
Sex differences in mortality rates stem from genetic, physiological, behavioral, and social causes that are best understood when integrated in an evolutionary life history framework. This paper investigates the Male-to-Female Mortality Ratio (M:F MR) from external and internal causes and across contexts to illustrate how sex differences shaped by sexual selection interact with the environment to yield a pattern with some consistency, but also with expected variations due to socioeconomic and other factors. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 29 | 16% |
| United Kingdom | 9 | 5% |
| Spain | 6 | 3% |
| Australia | 4 | 2% |
| Finland | 4 | 2% |
| India | 3 | 2% |
| Germany | 3 | 2% |
| France | 3 | 2% |
| Korea, Republic of | 3 | 2% |
| Other | 18 | 10% |
| Unknown | 104 | 56% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 162 | 87% |
| Scientists | 15 | 8% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 5 | 3% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 4 | 2% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 4 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Austria | 1 | <1% |
| Hungary | 1 | <1% |
| Sweden | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Poland | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 183 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
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| Student > Ph. D. Student | 46 | 24% |
| Researcher | 33 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 21 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 16 | 8% |
| Student > Bachelor | 13 | 7% |
| Other | 41 | 21% |
| Unknown | 25 | 13% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 53 | 27% |
| Psychology | 38 | 19% |
| Social Sciences | 34 | 17% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 6 | 3% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 2% |
| Other | 26 | 13% |
| Unknown | 34 | 17% |
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