| Which of the following statements about life expectancy are correct? |
| 1. It is the number of years that an average person can expect to live. |
| 2. Women tend to have a higher mortality rate at every age. |
| 3. Life expectancies are also used when determining the value of a life settlement, a life insurance policy sold for a cash asset. |
| 4. Life expectancy is one of the factors in measuring the Human Development Index (HDI) of each nation. |
| 5. Lindy effect and Glasgow effect are theories related to life expectancy. |
| Select the correct answer using the codes given below. |
A) 1, 3 and 4
B) 2, 3 and 5
C) 1, 2 and 4
D) 1, 3, 4 and 5
Correct Answer: D
Solution :
[d] All the statements except 2 are correct. Women tend to have a lower mortality rate at every age. In the womb, male fetuses have a higher mortality rate (babies are conceived in a ratio estimated to be from 107 males to 100 females, but the ratio at birth in the United States is only 105 males to 100 females). Among the smallest premature babies (those under 2 pounds or 900 g) females again have a higher survival rate. At the other extreme, about 90% individuals aged 110 are female. Life expectancy used when determining value of life settlement, life insurance policy and development. Human Development and Human Development Index a composite statistic of life expectancy, education and income index used to rank countries into four tier human development. Lindy effect is a theory of the life expectancy of non-perishable Things that posits for a certain class of non-perishables, like technology, idea, every additional day may imply a longer life expectancy. Glasgow effect refers to the unexplained poor health and low life expectancy of Glaswegians compared to the rest of United Kingdom and Europe.
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