The average length of time people of the same age will live is called the

A) age related effect.
B) cohort death rate.
C) life expectancy.
D) mortality rate.

Life Expectancy

The average period that a person may expect to live.

Mortality Rate

A measure of the frequency of occurrence of death in a defined population during a specified interval.

Cohort Death Rate

is a measure of mortality rates within a defined cohort of individuals over a specific period of time, illustrating the rate at which members of the cohort die.