When Studying the Death Rates Patterns of a Population, Why

question 13

Multiple Choice

When studying the death rates patterns of a population, why do demographers usually use age specific death rates instead of the crude death rate in their research?

• A) Because death rates vary considerably by age
• B) Because we cannot accurately measure deaths per year.
• C) Because the Center for Disease Control won't release annual death rates in a timely manner.
• D) So that we can standardize death rates and exclude deaths related to acts of violence.
• E) Because the US became much older between the 1960's and 2016.

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Definitions:

Left Side Of The Abdomen

The left portion of the abdomen, housing important organs such as part of the stomach, the left kidney, the spleen, and portions of the colon.

Cisterna Chyli

A dilated sac at the lower end of the thoracic duct into which lymph from the intestinal trunk and two lumbar lymphatic trunks flow.

Thoracic Duct

The largest lymphatic vessel in the body which transports lymph and chyle from the lower and left side of the body to the bloodstream.

Lymphatic Ducts

Large vessels of the lymphatic system that drain lymph from various parts of the body back into the bloodstream.