​During the First Few Years of the 21^st Century, Deaths

question 76

Multiple Choice

​During the first few years of the 21^st century, deaths from some chronic diseases in the United States

• A) ​began to rise more rapidly than during the previous 50 years.
• B) ​began to decrease while deaths not due to lifestyles began to increase.
• C) ​began to increase while deaths not due to lifestyles began to decrease.
• D) ​were replaced by acute diseases as the leading cause of death.

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Definitions:

Debt Ratio

A financial metric comparing the total debt of a company to its total assets, indicating the proportion of a company's assets that are financed by debt.