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 146 publications over 26 distinct years, with a maximum of 14 publications in 2020

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	1	0	1
1999	0	2	2
2000	0	4	4
2001	0	2	2
2002	1	4	5
2003	3	2	5
2004	1	4	5
2005	2	3	5
2006	1	3	4
2007	1	3	4
2008	2	3	5
2009	1	7	8
2010	1	2	3
2011	0	5	5
2012	4	2	6
2013	1	3	4
2014	2	4	6
2015	3	3	6
2016	2	8	10
2017	1	10	11
2018	1	6	7
2019	2	11	13
2020	5	9	14
2021	2	4	6
2024	1	3	4
2025	0	1	1

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

Hoover C, Trivedi AN, Bello A, Culpepper WJ, Gasper J, Gaither R, Jiang L, Rennix C, Schneiderman A, Wellenius GA, Woskie SR, Savitz DA. Deployment to bases with open burn pits and mortality of US Military Veterans. Occup Environ Med. 2025 Feb 12; 81(12):632-634.

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Skarha J, Spangler K, Dosa D, Rich JD, Savitz DA, Zanobetti A. Cold-related Mortality in US State and Private Prisons: A Case-Crossover Analysis. Epidemiology. 2025 Mar 01; 36(2):207-215.

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Claudel SE, Waikar SS, Schmidt IM, Vasan RS, Verma A. The relationship between low levels of albuminuria and mortality among adults without major cardiovascular risk factors. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2024 Dec 04; 31(17):2046-2055.

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Makram OM, Okwuosa T, Addison D, Cortes J, Dent S, Bevel M, Ganatra S, Al-Kindi S, Hedrick CC, Weintraub NL, Wang X, Guha A. Cardiovascular Diseases Increase Cancer Mortality in Adults: NHANES-Continuous Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Aug 06; 13(15):e035500.

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Opatowski M, Valdimarsd?ttir UA, Oberg AS, Bertone-Johnson ER, Lu D. Mortality Risk Among Women With Premenstrual Disorders in Sweden. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 05 01; 7(5):e2413394.

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Kim Y, Huan T, Joehanes R, McKeown NM, Horvath S, Levy D, Ma J. Higher diet quality relates to decelerated epigenetic aging. Am J Clin Nutr. 2022 01 11; 115(1):163-170.

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Trost SL, Beauregard JL, Smoots AN, Ko JY, Haight SC, Moore Simas TA, Byatt N, Madni SA, Goodman D. Preventing Pregnancy-Related Mental Health Deaths: Insights From 14 US Maternal Mortality Review Committees, 2008-17. Health Aff (Millwood). 2021 10; 40(10):1551-1559.

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Berman AN, Biery DW, Ginder C, Singh A, Baek J, Wadhera RK, Wu WY, Divakaran S, DeFilippis EM, Hainer J, Cannon CP, Plutzky J, Polk DM, Nasir K, Di Carli MF, Ash AS, Bhatt DL, Blankstein R. Association of Socioeconomic Disadvantage With Long-term Mortality After Myocardial Infarction: The Mass General Brigham YOUNG-MI Registry. JAMA Cardiol. 2021 08 01; 6(8):880-888.

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Sharafeldin N, Bates B, Song Q, Madhira V, Yan Y, Dong S, Lee E, Kuhrt N, Shao YR, Liu F, Bergquist T, Guinney J, Su J, Topaloglu U. Outcomes of COVID-19 in Patients With Cancer: Report From the National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C). J Clin Oncol. 2021 07 10; 39(20):2232-2246.

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Martinez FJ, Rabe KF, Ferguson GT, Wedzicha JA, Singh D, Wang C, Rossman K, St Rose E, Trivedi R, Ballal S, Darken P, Aurivillius M, Reisner C, Dorinsky P. Reduced All-Cause Mortality in the ETHOS Trial of Budesonide/Glycopyrrolate/Formoterol for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. A Randomized, Double-Blind, Multicenter, Parallel-Group Study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2021 03 01; 203(5):553-564.

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