The Gender Gap in Life Expectancy Between Men and Women

The gender gap in life expectancy between men and women increased during the twentieth century because:

A) women are more likely to have health insurance than men
B) women have lower rates of illness from chronic conditions such as arthritis and osteoporosis
C) infectious diseases, the leading cause of death, are more likely to strike men than women
D) the major causes of death changed to those influenced by behavior, and women tend to engage in fewer life-shortening behaviors less than men
E) men are more likely to be victims of homicide