After studying 5 million deaths, experts concluded that single people die twice as often.
According to the UK Office for National Statistics, men and women who are married live longer. According to experts, this is due to the fact that the second partner takes care of the health of the spouse, reports the Chronicle.info with reference to Focus.
British analysts studied 5 million deaths (which happened from 2010 to 2019) among adults over 20 years old. Experts found that the death rate among single men and women is 2 times higher than among married people.
According to researchers, for men, the greatest risk of death is associated with divorce. And among women, the highest mortality rate was among unmarried women. The new data also confirms past studies that have already shown that married people live longer, healthier and happier lives.
Experts believe that this is due to the fact that partners care about their loved ones. They urge a loved one to see a doctor when a painful condition arises. On the other hand, according to the study, divorce or widowhood is associated with higher levels of loneliness and depression. Researchers at Harvard Medical School also emphasized that, according to the study, unmarried, divorced, and widowed men eat poorly, exercise less, and are more likely to smoke, drink excessively, and engage in other risky behaviors. Married men are more likely to receive regular health care and have a higher standard of living.
Married men (blue line) were less likely to die earlier, than single (dark blue line), divorced (blue line) or widowed (green line)
The study included 2.06 million widowers and widowers, 1.9 million married, 530,000 British singles and 515,000 divorced.