Marriage Benefits Men's Life Expectancy More Than Women's
Recent studies indicate that marriage provides a greater life expectancy boost for men than for women. While women generally live longer, married men aged 65 can expect to gain nearly 2.5 years of life compared to their unmarried peers, a benefit that brings their life expectancy close to that of never-married women. Although marriage also benefits women, increasing their life expectancy by an average of 1.8 years, the effect is less pronounced than for men. Research suggests women may act as facilitators of healthy habits and medical care within marriages, contributing to these differential outcomes. AI
