Description: References used in this research project looking at the mortality sex differential. From Why Men Die Younger - Causes of Mortality Differences by Sex, M-LI01-1.

Description: In light of the almost universal mortality differential by sex, Chapter 6 examines briefly the major causes of death comparing the results by sex: heart disease, cancer, accidents/violence, cerebrovascular disease, and infectious/parasitic disease. From Why Men Die Younger: Causes of Mortality Differences by Sex, M-LI01-1.

Description: Chapter 4 states that greater male mortality is almost universal throughout the world, although the difference between male and female mortality varies from country to country and region to region. From Why Men Die Younger: Causes of Mortality Differences by Sex, M-LI01-1.