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VideoAugust 12, 2022

Understanding the Causal Factors in the Gender Gap in Life Expectancy in Mongolia

In Mongolia, the difference in men's and women’s average life expectancy is 9.6 years as of 2018. This is the 12th largest gap in the world and the second largest for East Asia and the Pacific. What factors are most important in the large difference in mortality between men and women, and which of these factors are behavioral? What are critical factors in men’s decision to engage in risky behaviors? Find out answers to these questions and more from the video about a study conducted by the World Bank.