In this paper, we analyse the difference in life expectancy at birth between females and males in the Greek population between the years 1994–2017. After constructing life tables per gender, we used the method of Arriaga in order to decompose life expectancy’s differences by age and sex. We found that the gender gap increased until 2009 and decreased afterwards. Moreover, we estimated the differential contribution of the broad age groups of the population to the regulation of gender inequalities in longevity and studied the different effect of the causes of death. Besides age, the most important regulators are the neoplasms and the diseases of the circulatory system, followed by the external causes of morbidity and mortality, as well as the diseases of the respiratory system. All other causes of death play a marginal role. The results of the analysis indicate the need for the development and expansion of several public interventions and programs in order, not only to reduce the gender inequalities in longevity, but also to reduce the prevalence of several preventable diseases in the population.

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1994-2017年希腊出生时预期寿命的性别差异

在本文中，我们分析了1994年至2017年希腊人口中男性和女性的预期寿命差异。在按性别构建了寿命表之后，我们使用Arriaga方法分解了按年龄和性别划分的预期寿命差异。我们发现，性别差距在2009年之前有所增加，此后有所减少。此外，我们估计了人口的各个年龄段对寿命中性别不平等的调节的不同贡献，并研究了死亡原因的不同影响。除年龄外，最重要的调节因子是肿瘤和循环系统疾病，其次是发病率和死亡率的外在原因以及呼吸系统疾病。所有其他死因均起着边际作用。