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Chapter 11. Death at an Early Age? Almost Never!
11.1 Synopsis
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Death at an Early Age? Almost Never!
This activity shows how the period between early childhood and adolescence (known as middle childhood) is the healthiest of the entire life span.
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11.2 Death at an Early Age? Almost Never!
Death at an Early Age? Almost Never!
Schoolchildren are remarkably hardy, as measured in many ways. These charts show that death rates for 6- to 11-year-olds are lower than those for children younger than 6 or older than 11 and are about 100 times lower than those for adults.
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11.3 Death at an Early Age? Almost Never!
Death at an Early Age? Almost Never!
1. Compare Graph results
In the bottom graph on the previous screen, it looks as if ages 9 and 19 are nearly equally healthy, but they are dramatically different in the top graph. How do you explain this? (Click the back button to review the graph before answering.)
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REFERENCES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2014). Underlying cause of death 1999-2012. Retrieved January 21, 2015, from CDC WONDER Online Database http://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html
National Vital Statistics Reports. (2013). Table 3. Number of deaths and death rates, by age, race, and sex: United States, 2012. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.