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Chart
1 Exercises
Chart 1.
Life Expectancy at Birth, 1965 and 1998
1. Using the data in Chart 1 on life expectancy
at birth in 1965 and 1998, complete the table below as accurately as
you can.
| Changes
in Life Expectancy at Birth, 1965 and 1998 |
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1965 |
1998 |
Years
Added |
| Low- and middle-income
countries |
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| Low-income
countries |
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| Middle-income
countries |
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| High-income
countries |
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| United States |
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- What was the
overall trend in life expectancy between 1965 and 1998?
- Which group of
countries-low income, middle income, or high income-- had the greatest
percentage increase in life expectancy? (Subtract the 1965 number
from the 1998 number, divide the result by the 1965 number, and multiply
by 100 to get the percentage.)
- What do the numbers
suggest about living conditions in low-income countries and middle-income
countries?
- Looking at the
chart, what are some assumptions you can make about living conditions
in the United States in 1900?
2. Refer to Chart
1, the Text, and the Social
Data Table.
- How did life
expectancy change in your country between 1980 and 1998?
- What do you think
caused this change? Use the text and your own knowledge to support
your answer.
- Was this change
typical of your country's income group?
- What does this
suggest to you about living conditions in your country relative to
others in its income group?
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