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   What is the underlying cause of death?

   • The underlying cause is defined by the World Health Organization as “the disease or injury that initiated the train of morbid events leading directly to death, or the circumstances of the accident or violence which produced the fatal injury.”

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   How are deaths attributed to underlying conditions?

   • For national mortality statistics, every death is attributed to one underlying condition, based on information reported on the death certificate and using international rules for selecting the underlying cause of death from the conditions stated on the certificate.

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   Who determines a cause of death?

   • In many countries, when someone dies the cause of their death is determined by the medical practitioner who cared for them (such as a physician or nurse), or a coroner. They look at evidence from the circumstances of the death, and use their medical knowledge and guidelines to certify the cause of death on a certificate.

   How are causes of death registered around the world?

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2. www.cdc.gov › cause-of-deathCause of death - Health, United States - Centers for Disease ...

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   Aug 12, 2022 · The underlying cause is defined by the World Health Organization as “the disease or injury that initiated the train of morbid events leading directly to death, or the circumstances of the accident or violence which produced the fatal injury.”

3. www.who.int › cause-of-deathCause of death - World Health Organization (WHO)

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   May 10, 2022 · WHO has defined the ‘underlying cause of death’ as follows: the disease or injury which initiated the train of morbid events leading directly to death, or the circumstances of the accident or violence which produced the fatal injury

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5. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc › articlesSudden Death in Adults: A Practical Flow Chart for ...

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   Jul 9, 2021 · The medico-legal term “sudden death (SD)” refers to those deaths that are not preceded by significant symptoms. SD in apparently healthy individuals (newborn through to adults) represents a challenge for medical examiners, law enforcement officers, and society as a whole.

   • Author: Francesco Sessa, Massimiliano Esposito, Giovanni Messina, Giulio Di Mizio, Nunzio Di Nunno, Monica S...
   • DOI: 10.3390/healthcare9070870

   • Publish Year: 2021
   • Publication: Healthcare (Basel). 2021 Jul; 9(7): 870.

6. ourworldindata.org › how-are-causes-of-deathHow are causes of death registered around the world?

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   Aug 9, 2023 · The underlying cause of death is defined by the WHO as: a) the disease or injury which initiated the train of morbid events leading directly to death, or b) the circumstances of the accident or violence which produced the fatal injury.

7. www.healthdata.org › news-events › insights-blogDetermining causes of death: How we reclassify miscoded ...

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   Jul 23, 2018 · A garbage code refers to anything that is marked as a cause of death on a death certificate that cannot officially kill you. These official causes of death are listed in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD).

8. www.cdc.gov › nchs › trainingCause of Death Definition - Centers for Disease Control and ...

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   What is meant by Cause of Death? The sequence of medical conditions that had the greatest impact on causing death plus the time interval between the onset of each condition and death constitutes the official definition "Cause of Death." Conditions of death are not causes.

9. ourworldindata.org › causes-of-deathCauses of Death - Our World in Data

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   Taken together, heart diseases and cancers are the cause of every second death. In red are infectious diseases, which are responsible for around 1-in-7 deaths. These include pneumonia, diarrheal diseases, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, and malaria.