| | |
|
ANNUAL REPORT
|
Manner: Natural 2000
A natural death is one due to a spontaneous or naturally occurring disease or degenerative process. A death so classified usually falls under the jurisdiction of the coroner because of the sudden or unexpected nature of the death, because there was no physician with knowledge or awareness of the decedent’s condition, or when circumstances surrounding the death arouse suspicion. It should be stressed that the natural deaths investigated by the coroner’s office may not be representative of all natural deaths in the general population, because these jurisdictional considerations introduce a significant sampling bias. Diligent search for medical history can often result in death certification by a knowledgeable physician, rather than by a government agency. This effort accounts for the decline in natural deaths certified by the coroner’s office during the last four years. In 2000, 431 deaths ultimately attributed to natural causes were accepted by the coroner’s office, 47 percent of all cases investigated. Three hundred nineteen (74 percent) of these deaths were attributed to cardiovascular disease.
NATURAL DEATHS, 2000
NATURAL DEATHS OVER A 15 YEAR PERIOD
NATURAL DEATHS, 2000 - MONTHLY
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
