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Life Expectancy Is Traditionally a Measure Used to Gage Overall

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Life expectancy is traditionally a measure used to gage overall quality of life in a country, based on the average number of years lived by people born in the same year. In 2000, the World Health Organization developed a new measure called the 'Healthy Life Expectancy.' What did this new measure help to show?


A) Years lost to disability are much higher in poorer countries, due in part to the kind of diseases that affect these populations, combined with a lack of resources.
B) The United States ranked highest among the 191 countries.
C) Number of hours at work had no bearing on individuals' health or life expectancy.
D) Low cost birth control would double the life expectancy in sub-Saharan African countries.
E) All of the above

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