Show more widows than widowers Widow according to the united states census of 1020 1920 there are in this country at this time OW widows and only widowers tills indicates Indic atea that the chances are on the average two to one that a man will pass away before his wife the main reason for this condition of affairs Is that the wife Is generally cene rally several years younger than the hsu band and then too at the ages above fifty the mortality rate for men Is much higher than for women bankers life bulletin |