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Which of the following statements about death rates is accurate?

Correct answer: C. Death rates vary greatly from one state or region to another, but the global trends are stable from decade to decade

  • A. Wars, droughts, epidemics, and disasters have a strong destabilizing effect on the global death rate
  • B. Death rates tend to be stable from one state or region to another, but vary strongly at the global death rate
  • C. Death rates vary greatly from one state or region to another, but the global trends are stable from decade to decade
  • D. Global warming has brought a measurable rise in global death rates

Explanation

Death rates can differ substantially among countries because of age structure, health systems, conflict, and living conditions, while long-term global patterns tend to change more gradually. The other statements exaggerate the effect of short-term disasters or make unsupported claims about global warming.

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