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" Women are now living longer than men, even in the world&amp;#039;s poorest countries, new research has revealed.  And 2006 is likely to be the first year in human history that women can expect to outlive men across the whole world, according to Professor Danny Dorling at Sheffield University.  In 2002 the World Health Organisation (WHO) found that men lived longer than women in only six countries, but now Professor Dorling and his team have proved that times are changing.  The team&amp;#039;s findings, which are published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), suggest the changes in life expectancy are down to reductions in childbirth deaths &#150; and the fact that more men are smokers.  &amp;quot;We tend to forget that in many countries of the world women could expect, until recently, to live fewer years than men and that maternal death in particular remains a big killer,&amp;quot; Professor Dorling wrote.  However, the study suggests that increased life expectancy because of higher birth rates could be marred by unhealthy habits such as smoking.  Professor Dorling warned: &amp;quot;Greater emancipation has freed women to demand better health care and to behave more like men, and most importantly to smoke.  &amp;quot;We must remember, though, that life expectancy data apply from birth onwards, so the picture would be different in some countries if life expectancy from conception was considered.&amp;quot;  He added: &amp;quot;But even the life expectancy from birth may not be a permanent achievement, given that the largest remaining untapped market for cigarettes in the world is made up of women living in poorer countries.&amp;quot;  The average life expectancy for a woman in the UK is now 84 while men can live to the age of 81, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).  \u00A9 Adfero Ltd "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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