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Diseases » Death » Summary
 

What is Death?

What is Death?

  • Death: The cessation of life.
  • Death: the event of dying or departure from life; "her death came as a terrible shock"; "upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren".
    Source - WordNet 2.1

Death: Introduction

Types of Death:

Types of Death:

How many people get Death?

Incidence (annual) of Death: 2,391,399 annual deaths in 1999 (NVHS Sep 2001); annual risk of dying about 0.877% (NVSR 2001)
Incidence Rate of Death: approx 1 in 113 or 0.88% or 2.4 million people in USA [about data]
Lifetime risk of Death: 100% eventually, just like taxes.

Who gets Death?

Racial Information for Death: Heart disease and cancer are the major killers among women of color, as they are among the rest of the population. African-American women experience high rates of death from HIV/AIDS, homicide and unintentional injuries. For Hispanic women, additional prominent causes of death are HIV/AIDS, especially among Puerto Rican women, and homicide and unintentional injuries. Homicide and unintentional injuries are also common causes of death for American Indian/ Alaska Native women, as well as alcohol-related diseases. The rate of tuberculosis among Asian-American women is four times the general population. (Source: excerpt from Minority: NWHIC)

How serious is Death?

Deaths for Death: 2,391,399 annual deaths in 1999 (NVHS Sep 2001)

What causes Death?

Causes of Death: see causes of Death
Risk factors for Death: see risk factors for Death

What are the symptoms of Death?

Symptoms of Death: see symptoms of Death

Can anyone else get Death?

Inheritance: see inheritance of Death

Death: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Death.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Death.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Death: see treatments for Death
Prevention of Death: see prevention of Death
Research for Death: see research for Death

Society issues for Death


Hospitalization statistics for Death: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Death:

  • 0.0001% (10) of hospital consultant episodes were for unknown cause of sudden death in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 90% of hospital consultant episodes for unknown cause of sudden death required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 70% of hospital consultant episodes for unknown cause of sudden death were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 30% of hospital consultant episodes for unknown cause of sudden death were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Organs Affected by Death:

Organs and body systems related to Death include:

Name and Aliases of Death

Main name of condition: Death

Other names or spellings for Death:

Decease
Source - WordNet 2.1

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