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".

publications

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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 219 publications over 23 distinct years, with a maximum of 21 publications in 2019

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	1	1
2002	0	5	5
2003	1	4	5
2004	3	7	10
2005	1	6	7
2006	2	6	8
2007	1	4	5
2008	3	7	10
2009	1	3	4
2010	3	7	10
2011	1	7	8
2012	6	9	15
2013	4	7	11
2014	1	6	7
2015	3	9	12
2016	3	13	16
2017	5	11	16
2018	4	16	20
2019	2	19	21
2020	3	10	13
2021	1	7	8
2022	1	4	5
2024	0	2	2

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

Chobufo MD, Ali S, Taha A, Duhan S, Patel N, Gonuguntla K, Ludhwani D, Thyagaturu H, Keisham B, Shaik A, Alharbi A, Sattar Y, Mamas MA, Kohli U, Balla S. Temporal Trends of Infant Mortality Secondary to Congenital Heart Disease: National CDC Cohort Analysis (1999-2020). Birth Defects Res. 2024 Sep; 116(9):e2398.

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Chang D, Ibrahim R, Pham HN, Sainbayar E, Shahid M, Makkieh M, Abbad H, Lee JZ, Mamas MA, Lee K. Rural-urban stroke mortality gaps in the United States. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2024 Aug; 33(8):107762.

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Raisi-Estabragh Z, Kobo O, Freeman P, Petersen SE, Kolman L, Miller RJH, Roguin A, Van Spall HGC, Vuong J, Yang EH, Mamas MA. Temporal trends in disease-specific causes of cardiovascular mortality amongst patients with cancer in the USA between 1999 and 2019. Eur Heart J Qual Care Clin Outcomes. 2022 Dec 13; 9(1):54-63.

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Diaz-Arocutipa C, Saucedo-Chinchay J, Mamas MA, Vicent L. Influenza vaccine improves cardiovascular outcomes in patients with coronary artery disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Travel Med Infect Dis. 2022 May-Jun; 47:102311.

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Kontopantelis E, Mamas MA, Webb RT, Castro A, Rutter MK, Gale CP, Ashcroft DM, Pierce M, Abel KM, Price G, Faivre-Finn C, Van Spall HGC, Graham MM, Morciano M, Martin GP, Sutton M, Doran T. Excess years of life lost to COVID-19 and other causes of death by sex, neighbourhood deprivation, and region in England and Wales during 2020: A registry-based study. PLoS Med. 2022 02; 19(2):e1003904.

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Sun LY, Jones PM, Wijeysundera DN, Mamas MA, Bader Eddeen A, O'Connor J. Association Between Handover of Anesthesiology Care and 1-Year Mortality Among Adults Undergoing Cardiac Surgery. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 02 01; 5(2):e2148161.

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Hawley JE, Sun T, Chism DD, Duma N, Fu JC, Gatson NTN, Mishra S, Nguyen RH, Reid SA, Serrano OK, Singh SRK, Venepalli NK, Bakouny Z, Bashir B, Bilen MA, Caimi PF, Choueiri TK, Dawsey SJ, Fecher LA, Flora DB, Friese CR, Glover MJ, Gonzalez CJ, Goyal S, Halfdanarson TR, Hershman DL, Khan H, Labaki C, Lewis MA, McKay RR, Messing I, Pennell NA, Puc M, Ravindranathan D, Rhodes TD, Rivera AV, Roller J, Schwartz GK, Shah SA, Shaya JA, Streckfuss M, Thompson MA, Wulff-Burchfield EM, Xie Z, Yu PP, Warner JL, Shah DP, French B, Hwang C. Assessment of Regional Variability in COVID-19 Outcomes Among Patients With Cancer in the United States. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 01 04; 5(1):e2142046.

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Kobo O, Khattak S, Lopez-Mattei J, Van Spall HGC, Graham M, Cheng RK, Osman M, Sun L, Ullah W, Fischman DL, Roguin A, Mohamed MO, Mamas MA. Trends in cardiovascular mortality of cancer patients in the US over two decades 1999-2019. Int J Clin Pract. 2021 Nov; 75(11):e14841.

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Kotwal RS, Mazuchowski EL, Janak JC, Howard JT, Harcke HT, Holcomb JB, Eastridge BJ, Gurney JM, Shackelford SA. United States military fatalities during Operation New Dawn. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 08 01; 91(2):375-383.

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Shoaib A, Van Spall HGC, Wu J, Cleland JGF, McDonagh TA, Rashid M, Mohamed MO, Ahmed FZ, Deanfield J, de Belder M, Gale CP, Mamas MA. Substantial decline in hospital admissions for heart failure accompanied by increased community mortality during COVID-19 pandemic. Eur Heart J Qual Care Clin Outcomes. 2021 07 21; 7(4):378-387.

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