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While Life Expectancy has increased, there are gaps in the distribution
In the 1800s, the average life expectancy at birth was just 40 years.
Over the last 200 years, average life expectancies have nearly doubled, largely thanks to improvements in healthcare, sanitation, and global medical practices.
However, increases in life spans have not been consistent across the sexes—around the world, women now live 5.4 years longer than men do on average. And in certain parts of the world, this gap is even wider.
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/charted-breaking-down-global-life-expectancy-trends/