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Fast fact #24

#24: Girls born today are expected to live 4.2 years longer than boys, although this gap is gradually narrowing.

Sex and gender
Evolution

Bibliography

Source: Office for National Statistics.
http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/social-trends-rd/social-trends/social-trends-41/health.pdf
Originally published in The Big Picture Little Book of Fast Facts
http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Education-resources/Teaching-and-education/Big-Picture/All-issues/Special-Fast-Facts-book/index.htm

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