In the United States, What Are the Leading Causes of Death

question 55

Multiple Choice

In the United States, what are the leading causes of death?

• A) diseases that are due to unhealthy lifestyles (such as, cancer, stroke, heart attack)
• B) infant mortality which is higher in the United States than in many other developed countries
• C) deaths due to accidents
• D) influenza and pneumonia due to the growing numbers of elderly persons in our population

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