Gaceta sanitaria
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Comparative Study
[The changing sex differences in life expectancy in Spain (1980-2012): decomposition by age and cause].
To calculate and analyse the contributions of changes in mortality by age groups and selected causes of death to sex differences in life expectancy at birth in Spain from 1980 to 2012. ⋯ The difference in life expectancy at birth between men and women has decreased since 1995 due to a greater improvement in mortality from causes of death associated with risky behaviours and habits of the working age male population.