Repeated pregnancies, lengthy breastfeeding, prolonged childrearing left women vulnerable to such illnesses as tuberculosis, anemia, diseases related to pregnancy and labor. Fewer pregnancies have worked to women's advantage. Women may also be under less stress than men. Men are two to 6 times more likely to experience coronary heart disease,lung cancer, cirrhosis of the liver. Men are more likely to be type As 4.
Men smoke more, drink more, have poorer driving habits.
Women tend to have poorer mental health than men. For women, being married may increase stress, because they may feel they have less control over what happens in their lives. Reporting may be an issue here - women are more likely to report problems of mental illness. Married people tend to live longer than unmarried people. Married people find life more satisfying than the unmarried.