The increase in life expectancy is primarily due to:
a. improvements in medicine. c. fewer pathogens.
b. stronger genetic backgrounds of patients. d. improved family dynamics.
Question 2
Which of the following is TRUE?.
a. Women born in 1900 lived on average 48.3 years.
b. There are no longer differences in life expectancy between African Americans and European Americans in the U.S.
c. Today, viruses and bacteria are causes of the major causes of death.
d. Today, men live longer than women.