We thank Sarah Hawkes and Kent Buse for their remarks on our Comment.¹ They are correct in saying that men in post-transition countries bear a greater global burden of disease and live shorter lives than that of women. However, the reverse is true in the poorest of countries where, for example, maternal mortality remains very high.² Moreover, although women live longer, they tend to have more debilitating chronic conditions, and self-reported health is worse in women worldwide.^3,4

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全球卫生中的性别神话–作者的回复

我们感谢Sarah Hawkes和Kent Buse对我们的评论的发言。¹他们的正确说法是，过渡后国家的男性比女性承担更大的全球疾病负担，寿命较短。但是，在最贫穷的国家，例如孕产妇死亡率仍然很高，情况恰恰相反。²此外，尽管妇女寿命更长，但她们往往更易患慢性病，而且全世界妇女的自我报告的健康状况也较差。^3,4