Cause of Death

"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.

MeSH information

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Factors which produce cessation of all vital bodily functions. They can be analyzed from an epidemiologic viewpoint.

Descriptor ID	D002423
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
Concept/Terms	Cause of Death Cause of Death Causes of Death Death Cause Death Causes

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Cause of Death".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Epidemiologic Methods [E05.318]
Data Collection [E05.318.308]
Vital Statistics [E05.318.308.985]
Mortality [E05.318.308.985.550]
Cause of Death [E05.318.308.985.550.250]
Health Care [N]
Population Characteristics [N01]
Demography [N01.224]
Vital Statistics [N01.224.935]
Mortality [N01.224.935.698]
Cause of Death [N01.224.935.698.100]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Epidemiologic Measurements [N06.850.505]
Demography [N06.850.505.400]
Vital Statistics [N06.850.505.400.975]
Mortality [N06.850.505.400.975.550]
Cause of Death [N06.850.505.400.975.550.250]
Epidemiologic Methods [N06.850.520]
Data Collection [N06.850.520.308]
Vital Statistics [N06.850.520.308.985]
Mortality [N06.850.520.308.985.550]
Cause of Death [N06.850.520.308.985.550.250]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Cause of Death".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Cause of Death".

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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.

Bar chart showing 160 publications over 28 distinct years, with a maximum of 16 publications in 2018

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	1	2
1997	0	1	1
1998	0	1	1
1999	0	1	1
2002	1	3	4
2003	0	1	1
2004	1	3	4
2005	0	1	1
2006	2	4	6
2007	0	6	6
2008	1	2	3
2009	0	2	2
2010	2	4	6
2011	2	4	6
2012	2	2	4
2013	3	6	9
2014	3	9	12
2015	5	6	11
2016	1	6	7
2017	2	11	13
2018	3	13	16
2019	1	14	15
2020	1	4	5
2021	1	5	6
2022	0	2	2
2023	0	4	4
2024	1	8	9
2025	0	3	3

Below are the most recent publications written about "Cause of Death" by people in Profiles.

King B, Swamy S, Khorsandi S. Early Mortality and Medical Complexity Among Medicolegal Cardiovascular Disease Deaths: Comparing Housed and Unhoused Decedents. Gerontologist. 2025 Apr 09; 65(5).

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Gao YP, Liu HY, Bi XJ, Sun J, Zhu Y, Zhou W, Fan YT, Cheng XQ, Huang PN, Liu YN, Deng YB. H2FPEF and HFA-PEFF scores for heart failure risk stratification in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients. ESC Heart Fail. 2025 Jun; 12(3):2225-2238.

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Guti?rrez-Peredo GB, Guti?rrez-Peredo AJ, Monta?o-Castell?n I, Marques da Silva Neto M, Albuquerque da Silva F, Silva Martins MT, Mendes Matos C, Correia Monteiro JM, Guimar?es Silva P, Lopes GB, Barreto Lopes M, Correia LC, Pecoits-Filho R, Norris KC, Lopes AA, Pecoits-Filho R. CHA2DS2-VASc Score as a Predictor of Cardiovascular and All-Cause Mortality in a Prospective Cohort of Hemodialysis Patients of Predominantly African Ancestry: The PROHEMO. Nephron. 2025; 149(9):493-504.

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Abe TA, Yan F, Olanipekun T, Blaha M, Effoe V, Udongwo N, Mentz RJ, Oshunbade A, Terry JG, Ghali JK, Yimer WK, Kamanu C, Onuorah I, Hall M, Onwuanyi A, Correa A, Echols M. Abdominal Compared With Coronary Artery Calcification and Incident Cardiovascular Events and Mortality in Black Adults. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2024 Dec; 17(12):e016775.

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Tinsley SA, Stephens A, Finati M, Chiarelli G, Cirulli GO, Morrison C, Richard C, Hares K, Lutchka J, Sood A, Buffi N, Lughezzani G, Bettocchi C, Salonia A, Briganti A, Montorsi F, Carrieri G, Rogers C, Abdollah F. Surgery versus radiation for clinically positive nodal prostate cancer in an other cause mortality risk weighted cohort. Int Urol Nephrol. 2025 Mar; 57(3):825-837.

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Hadgu A, Yan F, Effoe V, Mayberry R. Statin use and its association with all-cause mortality and incident diabetes/prediabetes in African Americans: Findings from the jackson heart study. J Natl Med Assoc. 2024 Dec; 116(6):682-693.

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Woodruff RC, Kaholokula JK, Riley L, Tong X, Richardson LC, Diktonaite K, Loustalot F, Vaughan AS, Imoisili OE, Hayes DK. Cardiovascular Disease Mortality Among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Adults Aged 35 Years or Older, 2018 to 2022. Ann Intern Med. 2024 Nov; 177(11):1509-1517.

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Meehan AA, King BT, Biggs R, Boyer AP, Berner-Davis L, DiPietro B. Review of Local Homeless Mortality Efforts: A Call for Standardized Data and Reporting. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2025 May-Jun 01; 31(3):343-350.

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Finati M, Stephens A, Chiarelli G, Cirulli GO, Tinsley S, Wang Y, Sood A, Buffi N, Lughezzani G, Salonia A, Briganti A, Montorsi F, Busetto GM, Carrieri G, Rogers C, Abdollah F. Radical cystectomy versus trimodal therapy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer: Analysis of an other-cause mortality matched cohort. Urol Oncol. 2025 01; 43(1):61.e1-61.e9.

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Sidhu GK, Fontanilla TM, Becker TS. Midlife and Older Age Methamphetamine Poisoning Deaths in Hawai'i. Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2024 08; 83(8):225-229.

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