A fact related to aging among black adults is that:
A. the life expectancy of black men was higher than that of white men in the 2000s.
B. the mortality rate for African Americans after the age of 85 remains above that of whites.
C. the life expectancy of black women was higher than that of white women in the 1950s.
D. older black adults have lower mortality risk than whites in advanced old age.
Answer: D
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