On average, Polish women live almost a decade longer than men, finds Poland’s Central Statistical Office (GUS) - the largest gap between the sexes in the EU.

While the average man passes away in Poland at the age of 71, women die at the age of 80.

“This is the largest difference in the EU. In most countries the gap is much smaller, although women live longer everywhere,” Wiesław Łagodziński spokesperson at GUS told Polish Radio.

Doctor Bogdan Wojtyniak, from the National Institute of Public Health, told Polish Radio that men are the biologically weaker sex, with differences in living age and mortality when young.

“Baby boys die more often than baby girls and this difference in mortality continues with development, as men die more of often than women in all age groups,” Wiesław Łagodziński said.

Another reason behind the statistics is the unhealthy lifestyle common among men. They smoke more often, which is the main cause of many terminal diseases. Also, men are more often victims of accidents on roads and at the workplace and of poisoning. (ab/pg)

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