Do divorced people live shorter lives?
Yes, divorced men are twice as likely as married men to die in a given year from heart disease, stroke, hypertension and cancer, four times more likely to die in auto accidents and suicide, and are seven times more apt to die from cirrhosis of liver and pneumonia. Divorced women are two to three times as likely to die of all forms of cancer as married women. The impact of divorce on health “is like starting to smoke a pack of cigarettes a day,” says Dr. David Larson, President of the National Institute for HealthCare Research.
