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Life expectancy for men outpacing women
男性寿命增长快于女性

Men are increasing their life expectancy at a higher rate than women, according to a study released yesterday by the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation.

Men are increasing their life expectancy at a higher rate than women, according to a study released yesterday by the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, ABC News reports.

美国广播公司消息，华盛顿大学健康计量和评估所昨天发布的一项研究表明，男性的寿命增长比女性快。

Between 1987 and 2007, life expectancy increased in the U.S. from 71.3 years to 75.6 years for men and from 78.4 to 80.8 years for women.

在1987年和2007年间，美国男性的寿命从71.3岁提高到了75.6岁，女性的寿命从78.4岁提高到了80.8岁。

"You have to realize that the gaps between smoking men and women have gone away," said Chris Murray, the director of the institute. "The women are now, relative to men, smoking more. The obesity epidemic in women is greater than in men and in fact, progress in tackling blood pressures much worse in women than compared to men."

(China.org.cn June 17, 2011)

该所主任克里斯•穆里说，“女性和男性之间由于吸烟造成的差异现在已经不存在了，女性与男性相比，吸烟的更多。女性肥胖的问题比男性严重，而且女性在对付高血压问题上取得的进展也远不及男性。”