A new U.S. study did not measure life expectancy, but rather the sex life expectancy of men and women. In this study, men won the battle.
Here’s another example of inequality between the sexes, this time when it comes down to sex life. Among people aged 75 to 85 years, only 16% of women report being sexually active, compared to 40% of men.
Moreover, from a certain age, men are much more interested in sex than women. Although many will tell you that this phenomenon exists at all ages.
According to the British Medical Journal, a 30-year old man with a life expectancy of another 45 years can expect to remain sexually active for 35 of those years.
While women live longer than men, a 30-year old woman with a life expectancy of another 50 years can expect to remain sexually active for 30 of those years.
The BMJ posted the study’s conclusion: "Sexual activity, good quality sexual life, and interest in sex were higher for men than for women and this gender gap widened with age. Sexual activity, quality of sexual life, and interest in sex were positively associated with health in middle age and later life. Sexually active life expectancy was longer for men, but men lost more years of sexually active life as a result of poor health than women."