The life expectancy of Taiwanese people continued to increase last year, with the average life span ____16____ 73.7 years for men and 79.8 years for women. ____17____ the 2004 level, the life span of men increased by 1.2 months while ____18____ of women rose by 4.8 months. According to the Department of Health, cancer topped the list of major ____19____ of death for the 24th consecutive year, ____20____ stroke, heart disease, diabetes, accidents and pneumonia.
【題組】19. (A) results
(B) effects
(C) causes
(D) reflections