Why Should We Not Think of Life Expectancy at Birth

question 9

Multiple Choice

Why should we not think of life expectancy at birth as a modal age at death?

• A) Because death rates vary due to socio-economic variables in countries and regions.
• B) Because mortality rates of mothers can be misleading when calculating the death rates of infants.
• C) Because high infant mortality rates can cause life expectancy at birth to be low.
• D) Because acts of war and violence in areas with low life expectancy at birth can impact modal age at death
• E) Because the numbers of deaths vary so much according to their causes

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