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1. Why are life spans not increasing in certain countries?

a. Because of poverty and malaria;

b. Because of HIV and violence;

c. Because of politics and communicable diseases;

2. What is the average life expectancy for women in Andorra?

a. 85

b. 95

c.75

3. Where are men expected to live longer?

a. In the UK

b. In Great Britain

c. In the US?

4. Why did the research team sometimes take evidence from verbal autopsies?

a. Because they are more reliable than official autopsies;

b. Because they had no death registries or medical records to refer to in those cases;

c. Because they wanted to keep up the efforts against HIV in Africa;

5. What is the average life expectancy for men in the Central African Republic?

a. 34

b. 44

c. 54

6. What was most surprising about the malaria figures?

a. Twice as many people die from it each year as previously thought.

b. Children under five no longer die from it.

c. Adults become semi-immune to malaria in malarial areas.

7. How many people die each year from malaria?

a. 4 thousand

b. 1.2 million

c. 1.6 million

8. What was life expectancy in Brazil in 1970?

a. Over 30

b. Below 40

c. Below 30

9. What is the connection between lifespan and disability?

a. People who live longer are less likely to suffer from disabilities.

b. People who suffer from disabilities usually die younger.

c. People are living longer and are therefore more likely to suffer from

disabilities.

10. What is life expectancy in Brazil now?

a. Almost 64

b. Almost 54

c. Above 30