Preventable causes of death are causes of death related to risk factors which could have been avoided. The World Health Organization has traditionally...

ultimate causes, see preventable causes of death. Besides frequency, other measures to compare, consider and monitor trends of causes of deaths include...

negative. Death by misadventure List of causes of death by rate List of preventable causes of death Manner of death Proximate and ultimate causation Cause & Manner...

natural causes. "Death by natural causes" is sometimes used as a euphemism for "dying of old age", which is considered problematic as a cause of death (as...

result of friendly fire. Death by misadventure List of accidents and disasters by death toll Preventable causes of death List of unusual deaths Manslaughter...

A death mask is a likeness (typically in wax or plaster cast) of a person's face after their death, usually made by taking a cast or impression from the...

A death rattle is noisy breathing that often occurs in someone who is near death. It is caused by an accumulation of fluids such as saliva and bronchial...

millions of people die of preventable causes. A 2004 study showed that about half of all deaths in the United States in 2000 were due to preventable behaviors...

declares the date, location and cause of a person's death, as entered in an official register of deaths. An official death certificate is usually required...

Other causes of death may also result in these effects, including fatal gunshots to the head, damage to major blood vessels, and violent death by poisoning...