MCAT Behavioral Sciences Question 267: Answer and Explanation

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Question: 267

4. According to Figure 2, at what age do the mortality rates of males widely differ from the mortality rates of females in 1925?

  • A. 21–30
  • B. 31–40
  • C. 41–50
  • D. 51–60

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

By following the gender mortality ratio in 1925, ages 41-50 have a mortality ratio of roughly 3.4, meaning that for every 1 female who dies, 3.4 males die within this age range; therefore, this is the highest mortality ratio between men and women (choice C is correct). Although ages 21-30 have the highest ratio in 2000, the same trend does not apply for the year 1925 (choice A is wrong). Ages 31-40 show gender mortality ratio at its lowest in 1925 (choice B is wrong). Although ages 51-60 have a high gender mortality ratio in 1975, it is not the same case for 1925 (choice D is wrong).

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