In the modern world it has been observed that women do tend to live longer than men but much of that could be attributed to lifestyle choices. Men tend to partake in higher risk activities but generally less when married with family responsibilities to consider so married men with families also tend to live longer than single men.

It's also been said that married men, although they have the statistical advantage of greater longevity, are more willing to die

Originally posted by DevolutionEvolvd
.... except that it's also observed in other species.

Wasn't the giant tortoise known as "Lonesome George" , believed
to be the last living member of its subspecies, out lived all his
female counterparts and his species

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Are war deaths included in these statistics? In almost every generation men are fighting and dying in wars.

I think stress and how the sexes deal with it could play a large role. Even though both men and women experience stress on a regular basis, I think the types of stressors are different and men tend to internalize more than women.

A woman will hash out her issues with other women and usually have a close support network to help her out when she is troubled. You really don't see men calling up their friends to cry on their shoulders.

Stress over an extended period is known to be unhealthy.