How do the numbers of Americans dying each year from chronic diseases compare to the numbers of Americans living with chronic diseases each year?

A) About 65 times as many people die from them as live with them every year.
B) About 65 times as many people live with them as die from them every year.
C) About the same number of people live with them as die from them in a year.
D) About 10 times as many people live with them as die from them every year.

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​How do the numbers of Americans dying each year from chronic diseases compare to the numbers of Americans living with chronic diseases each year?A)  ​About 65 times as many people die from them as live with them every year.B)  ​About 65 times as many people live with them as die from them every year.C)  ​About the same number of people live with them as die from them in a year.D)  ​About 10 times as many people live with them as die from them every year.

Tzipora Telushkina · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 6 in 10 adults in the United States have a chronic disease, while chronic diseases are responsible for 7 out of every 10 deaths in the United States. Therefore, about 65 times as many people live with chronic diseases as die from them every year.

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