The number of deaths for every 1,000 people between the ages of 65 and 85 in the United States is greater than the number of deaths for every 1,000 people between the ages of 44 and 64. Thus, there is a difference in the_________.
A) mortality rate
B) age-specific birth rate
C) age-specific death rate
D) crude death rate

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The age-specific death rate refers to the number of deaths in a specific age group per 1,000 people in that age group. The statement compares death rates between two different age groups, indicating a difference in age-specific death rates.

The Number of Deaths for Every 1,000 People Between the Ages