Health Care and Disease Answers

Citizens of developed nations typically experience __________. A. waterborne diseases B. low literacy rates C. unstable governments D. long life expectancies Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Why is a country with a low literacy rate less likely to have access to healthcare? A. Endemic diseases are less prevalent in countries with low literacy rates. B. Healthcare workers refuse to see patients unless they can demonstrate literacy. C. Countries with low literacy rates often have weak economies and weak governments. D. Countries with low literacy rates often have strong economies and strong governments. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Deaths by traffic accident are more likely to occur in __________. A. high-income countries B. middle-income countries C. low-income countries D. poor countries Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

All of the following are common endemic diseases, except __________. A. malaria B. typhoid C. smallpox D. tuberculosis Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

What explains the increase in life expectancy in Botswana? A. the increased availability of jobs and an improved economy B. access to antiretroviral drugs, HIV/AIDS education, and widespread HIV/AIDS testing C. a series of military takeovers that stabilized the political system and led to education reform and increased literacy rates D. a recent military coup that led to an improved healthcare system Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Partly because of the effects of AIDS on Botswana’s adult population, the majority of the country’s population is __________. A. 30 to 50 years old B. 40 to 60 years old C. under 5 years old D. under 20 years old Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

According to the World Health Organization, if a sample of 1,000 deaths from around the world was taken, the majority of deaths would be in __________. A. developed countries B. developing countries C. industrialized countries D. the Western Hemisphere Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

How are the percentages of deaths in middle-income and high-income countries similar? A. The largest percentages of deaths come from lung cancer, stroke, and heart disease. B. The largest percentages of deaths come from HIV/ AIDS-related illnesses. C. The largest percentages of deaths result from premature births. D. The largest percentages of deaths result from tuberculosis, lower respiratory infection, and malaria. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

A country’s wealth has little effect on the health and welfare of that country's population. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Which of the following factors is not a reason why nations located along the Equator are more affected by disease? A. Many of these nations have low literacy rates. B. Many of these nations have unstable governments. C. Many of these nations have advanced industrial economies. D. Many of these nations have largely agricultural economies. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.