Preventable Mortality
Quantitative Finance
Level
2
There is a fairly consistent percentage of mortality that could be prevented in children under five, premature adult death, and adults with cancer. What is it?
What percentage of mortality (roughly) is preventable?
50%
25%
10%
5%
99%
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1 solution
Yup, about half of all young deaths are preventable. This is true for children under 5 , for premature death amongst adults in the US and with cancer victims .