Women's life expectancy is higher than men's, and this is also why women's senior years pose more problems. This, however, according to the OECD and EC report "Health at a Glance. Europe 2024" is not the only source of problems. Women are aging while being - in general - economically and financially worse off, which translates into their ability to take care of their well-being.
Women, the report says, already entering senior age report more chronic diseases and disabilities than men, and the problem worsens as the years pass. According to the data cited in the report, 44 percent of people aged 65 or older reported having at least two chronic diseases (data 2021-2022). Among men, the figure was 40 percent, while among women it was 46 percent. - The difference is more pronounced in Central a...
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