Menns overdødelighet

Authors

  • Hans Th. Waaler

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5324/nje.v9i2.471

Abstract

 

SAMMENDRAG

Forventet levealder for kvinner er ca. 6 år lenger enn for menn, en forskjell som svarer til en livsvarig

dobbel dødelighet for menn. Ratioen mellom kvinners og menns forventede levealder var konstant fra

1840 til 1950. I de siste 50 år har ratioen økt betydelig og varierende med alderen. De siste ti årene har

igjen ratioen vært fallende. I NOU 13:1999 om Kvinners helse i Norge framheves en langvarig diskriminering

mot kvinner i forskning og i helsetjenestens møte med kvinner som et problem. Hvis det er

riktig så kan man neppe si at det har gitt mennene en fordel mht. helse.

Waaler HT.

 

The excess mortality of men in Norway. Nor J Epidemiol 1999; 9 (2): 97-100.

 

ENGLISH SUMMARY

The excess mortality of men has been observed for a long time and figures are presented from Norway

since 1850. The ratio between females and males as to life expectancy was rather constant from the

middle of the last century up to about 1950. For the last 50 years the ratio has increased conciderably

and differently for the varying age groups. A recent Official Report on Females' Health in Norway

underscores the discrimination against women from the medical research and the health services over

the generations. The increasing gap in life expectancy between females and males doesn’t support this

claim or at least doesn’t seem to have given the males an advantage. One consequence of the difference

in mortality is the widow/widower ratio which takes the value of about four in all adult age groups.

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Published

2009-11-02

How to Cite

Waaler, H. T. (2009). Menns overdødelighet. Norsk Epidemiologi, 9(2). https://doi.org/10.5324/nje.v9i2.471