What is the life expectancy reported?

What is the life expectancy reported?

• A. 60 years
• B. 55 years
• C. 72 years
• D. 48 years

Answer: (D)

Life expectancy is the average number of years a person is expected to live given current mortality patterns. In this item, you use the data source provided (a chart, table, or map) and read the value labeled life expectancy for the population. The number shown there is 48 years, so that is the reported life expectancy. This reflects the conditions of that context, such as limited access to healthcare and higher disease burden found in many developing rural agricultural areas, which lowers life expectancy. The other numbers don’t match the data shown for life expectancy in this source.

Life expectancy is the average number of years a person is expected to live given current mortality patterns. In this item, you use the data source provided (a chart, table, or map) and read the value labeled life expectancy for the population. The number shown there is 48 years, so that is the reported life expectancy. This reflects the conditions of that context, such as limited access to healthcare and higher disease burden found in many developing rural agricultural areas, which lowers life expectancy. The other numbers don’t match the data shown for life expectancy in this source.