Dr Terminal Is Describing the Age-Pattern of Developed-World Deaths

question 165

Multiple Choice

Dr. Terminal is describing the age-pattern of developed-world deaths. Which description should he use?

• A) spread out fairly equally among age groups
• B) most common in infancy and among the elderly
• C) concentrated at the upper end of the lifespan (in old age)
• D) most common in late middle age

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