Which of These Statements Is NOT Empirically Supported

question 26

Multiple Choice

Which of these statements is NOT empirically supported?

• A) As countries develop,noncommunicable diseases replace communicable diseases as the main source of ill health.
• B) Developing nations face the double burden of high rates of both noncommunicable diseases and communicable diseases.
• C) In low-income nations,infections cause the majority of deaths.
• D) Nowhere in the world have communicable diseases become only a negligible cause of mortality and morbidity.

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