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Thus, it would be incorrect to compare the CDR of the United States, say, in 1960, when it was 9.5/1,000, with the CDR of the United States, say, in 2014, when it was 8.2/1,000, and conclude that the mortality experience in the United States

Nine countries, all in sub-Saharan Africa, are the most affected in the world. In Swaziland, 25 percent of its population aged 15-49 is infected with HIV, followed by Lesotho at 23 percent, Botswana at 22 percent, South Africa at 19 percent, Zimbabwe at 15 percent, Namibia at 14 percent, Mozambique at 11 percent, and Malawi at 10 percent.

•Males at age 70: Hispanics have an expectancy value of 15.4 years, NH-whites, 14.2 years, and NH-blacks, 12.8 years. And the same pattern holds for females at age 70: Hispanics live the longest, then NH-whites, and last, NH-blacks.
•Among females at age 80, NH-blacks and NH-whites have the same value, 9.6 years, but the racial cross-over is beginning to occur for females.
The cross-over has not yet occurred among males at age 80

•The Central African Republic had the highest IMR in the world in 2013: 116 infant deaths per 1,000 live births. The Democratic Republic of the Congo has an IMR of 109; the next highest IMRs are in Chad, Angola, Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone.
In 2013, five more countries had IMRs of 80 or higher (i.e., Burundi, Mozambique, Somalia, Equatorial Guinea, and Lesotho). Although great success in lowering infant mortality has been achieved in the last century, these benefits

•The MMR for the world for 2015 was estimated to be 216 per 100,000 live births and was the highest in sub-Saharan Africa.
•Sierra Leone was the country with the highest in the world in 2015, an MMR of 1,360 maternal deaths per 100,000 births.
•An additional eighteen counties, all in sub-Saharan Africa, had very high MMRs, including the Central African Republic (MMR of 881), Chad (856), Nigeria (814), and South Sudan (789).
The lowest MMRs are

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How has life expectancy in the United States changed from a century ago to today?

1 At the turn of the 20th century, life expectancy at birth was only 46 years for men and 48 years for women. By midcentury, life expectancy was around 66 years for men and 71 years for women. In the most recent years, life expectancy has increased to 76 years for men and 81 years for women.

How has the life expectancy of Americans changed since the start of the 20th century quizlet?

Terms in this set (49) Life expectancy has increased dramatically in the United States since the turn of the 20th century—up from 49 years in 1900 to 78 years at present.

What are two factors that can help explain some of the ethnic differences in life expectancy and health in the United States quizlet?

What two factors can help explain some of the ethnic differences in health and life expectancy? more likely to eat a high-fat diet. have low education levels and are members of ethnic minority groups. major changes in lifestyle.

What is true about the duration of diseases 100 years ago in the United States as compared to today?

What is true about the time frames of diseases 100 years ago in the United States? Illnesses lasted longer because fewer treatments existed then. the decrease in the infant mortality rate. Which of these most accurately describes how medical costs interact with life expectancy in the United States today?