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That means a 65-year-old woman can still expect to outlive her male counterparts, but only by a year-and-a-half.</p>","<p>\"Disability\" is obviously a broad term, but for the purposes of the study, those who reported being unable to do one common daily task, such as dressing, cooking, shopping, driving, or bathing on their own, were classified as disabled. Those who were unable to do three such activities were classified as \"severely disabled.\"</p>","<p>Ten percent of <a href=\"https://www.benefitspro.com/2016/03/14/7-reasons-women-face-greater-retirement-challenges/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>elderly women</strong></a> are severely disabled, compared to 7 percent of men.</p>","<p>Why? For starters, the diseases that often kill men at a younger age are less likely to kill women, but they still affect them. 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