Match the Theory of an Epidemiologic Transition with the Description

question 88

Multiple Choice

Match the theory of an epidemiologic transition with the description of the transition.
-The Age of Receding Pandemics

• A) Survival rates for younger people improve; middle and older aged people succumb to chronic diseases.
• B) Mortality is high with an average life span between 20 and 40 years.
• C) Mortality progressively declines and the average life expectancy steadily increases.
• D) Causes of death are associated with cardiovascular events and cancer.

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Definitions:

Equilibrium Value

The price and quantity at which the supply and demand for a good or service balance each other out.

VMPL Curve

The VMPL curve, or the Value of Marginal Product of Labor curve, represents the additional value created by employing one more unit of labor, holding other inputs constant.

Market Wage Rate

The prevailing rate of pay for a specific job in the competitive labor market, determined by supply and demand for labor.

Labor

The human effort, including physical and mental exertion, used in the production of goods and services.