All of the Following Factors Contributed to the Widening of the Gender

Multiple Choice

All of the following factors contributed to the widening of the gender differential in mortality over the 20^th Century EXCEPT

A) death rates for older women 65 and over, declined more quickly than for older men 65 and over
B) death rates for women 55 to 64 years, declined more quickly than for men 55 to 64 years
C) high male infant mortality was overcome considerably
D) male deaths due to circulatory disease declined less than did female deaths
E) female mortality rates from cancer tended to be higher than male cancer mortality rates