Compared with Other Industrialized Nations in Terms of Infant Mortality

question 46

Multiple Choice

Compared with other industrialized nations in terms of infant mortality and life expectancy, the U.S.

• A) ranks near the bottom, having relatively high infant mortality and lower life expectancy.
• B) ranks near the top, having relatively low infant mortality and higher life expectancy.
• C) is in the middle; infant mortality is very low, but so is life expectancy.
• D) has very high infant mortality and high life expectancy.

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