How is life span measured?
a. It is the average age at death among people in a particular society.
b. It is the average age at death of people throughout the world.
c. It is the age to which people in a country can be expected to survive.
d. It is based on the oldest, authenticated age that has been recorded.
e. It is the average number of deaths in the world during any given year.
D
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