"Cause of Death" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Factors which produce cessation of all vital bodily functions. They can be analyzed from an epidemiologic viewpoint.
| Descriptor ID |
D002423
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.308.985.550.250 N01.224.935.698.100 N06.850.505.400.975.550.250 N06.850.520.308.985.550.250
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Cause of Death".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Cause of Death".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Cause of Death" by people in this website by year, and whether "Cause of Death" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1999 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2000 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2001 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2002 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2003 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2004 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2005 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2009 | 4 | 14 | 18 |
| 2010 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2011 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2012 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2014 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2015 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2016 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2017 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 2018 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 2019 | 2 | 12 | 14 |
| 2020 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 2021 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cause of Death" by people in Profiles.
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Mortality Related to Bariatric Surgery (MORSE Study): A Retrospective, International Collaborative Audit. Clin Obes. 2025 Dec; 15(6):e70031.
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Social vulnerability is associated with advanced breast cancer presentation and all-cause mortality: a retrospective cohort study. Breast Cancer Res. 2024 Dec 03; 26(1):176.
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The Detrimental Impact of End-Stage Kidney Disease Is Not Reflected in Autopsy Reports. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2024 01 01; 148(1):74-77.
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Assessing discrepancies in estimates of road traffic deaths in Brazil. Inj Prev. 2023 Oct; 29(5):412-417.
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Defining the Cause of Death and Vitality of Organs in the Ethical Analysis of Controlled Donation after Circulatory Death Procedures. Am J Bioeth. 2023 02; 23(2):35-38.
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Dietary fat in relation to all-cause mortality and cancer progression and death among people with metastatic colorectal cancer: Data from CALGB 80405 (Alliance)/SWOG 80405. Int J Cancer. 2023 01 15; 152(2):123-136.
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Demographic and Regional Factors Associated With Reporting Homicides of Transgender People in the United States. J Surg Res. 2022 11; 279:72-76.
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Association of Marital Status With Total and Cause-Specific Mortality in Asia. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 05 02; 5(5):e2214181.
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Left ventricular mass regression, all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in chronic kidney disease: a meta-analysis. BMC Nephrol. 2022 01 16; 23(1):34.
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Association of Sleep Duration With All- and Major-Cause Mortality Among Adults in Japan, China, Singapore, and Korea. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 09 01; 4(9):e2122837.