There are several theories to explain why women live longer than men. Research shows that when people are married, the man has 90% chances of dying before his wife, especially in Africa. The major reason is health.
One health experts explains reasons behind this scenario.
“For the number of years I have been in medicine I have untold stories about Deaths.
1. If you see a man carried by ambulance on transfer to another hospital, chances are 98% he will die 2 % he will survive .Why? He has been ailing for long in silent; the disease is on the apex of killing him now
- If you see a man wheeled to ICU, he is half dead. But women carried but women wheeled in such a case end up surviving.
- A man goes to hospital when he has run out of options, and whenever taken there the disease has ramped him for long that he has days to die.
4. All men live on painkillers which is so dangerous, someone feels headache, runs to buy paracetamol,panadol,prufen etc.Headech is a symptom of serious underlying ailments maybe tumors but the idiot takes parastamols ,gets better goes on with life as diseases continue scavenging the body .Sad that you are taken to hospital and confirmed dead. - Someone has funny urinalysis , sometimes it takes long to come out.The man is not aware that he might be suffering from prostate cancer.Few days later,you will hear that he has taken ill and he’s dying.But when it comes to women, crying out loud is their thing,which is good because help comes in good time
- You have added weight, you think it’s a normal pot belly, but it’s cholesterol issues and will kill you .you cheat yourself that the belly is due to a lot of money or being well-fed.Few days later, you’re diagnosed with high blood pressure.
- Cholesterol machine it’s about 5k , thermometer is around 800ksh , blood pressure machine is about 2500ksh , head pressure machine is about 3500ksh but none among our men bother to buy any.You can easily get this things online.You can click here to see prices on Jumia
- For the past 10 years, you have never seen a doctor; all you do is assume everything is perfect. But when a major disease knocks, death is the immediate next announcement your village gets.
- You take alcohol 24/7, pretending that life is good and everything around is perfect. When it starts taking toll on you, death is announced!