In comparison with the types of diseases that caused deaths among older people in the United States in the nineteenth century, one of the major causes of death among people 65 years and older today is _____.
A) pneumonia
B) diphtheria
C) tuberculosis
D) cancer

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Cancer is now one of the major causes of death among people 65 years and older, while pneumonia, diphtheria, and tuberculosis were more common causes of death in the nineteenth century.

In Comparison with the Types of Diseases That Caused Deaths