British study says that smoking is an important cause of male to female mortality differences

 Male mortality in many places higher than the women, British researchers carried out investigations of this phenomenon that is caused by smoking and drinking an important reason for this gender difference, while the absorption the impact of smoking in particular.

British Institute of Social and Public Health Sciences, researchers at Britain's new issue of The results showed that in every hundred thousand population, the total mortality of men more than women hundreds of people, the more the number is not the same in all countries, at least 188 people are in Iceland, most of Ukraine's 942.

used to the differences attributed to men and women of different physical characteristics, or because more women than men are concerned about their health, but this study suggests that men usually more smoking, and smoking-related deaths from various diseases is an important factor. The researchers also calculated the national male mortality caused by smoking, such as in Iceland is 97 per million population in Ukraine is 495.

researchers conclude that in European countries caused by the reasons for gender differences in mortality, smoking accounted for 40% to 60% of GDP. In second place was drinking, according to a similar method, which caused the reasons for gender differences in mortality accounted for accounted for 20% to 30%.

researchers said Gerry McCartney, is now advocating smoking, national smoking rates have declined, which may help to reduce the differences between male and female mortality, But this difference also depends on how changes ultimately a variety of other social factors.