If Everyone Survived to Age 100 and Then Died Shortly

question 25

Multiple Choice

If everyone survived to age 100 and then died shortly after that, the process would be called:

• A) rectangularization of mortality.
• B) suppression of death rates.
• C) gender inequality in mortality.
• D) a miracle.

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