English-Swedish translations for cause of death

• dödsorsak en
  Elakartade tumörer ligger på andra plats när det gäller dödsorsaker hos barn.Malignant tumours are the second most common cause of death in children.
  Världsbanken har uppskattat att våld mot kvinnor lika ofta är en dödsorsak som cancer.The World Bank has estimated that violence against women is as frequent a cause of death as cancer.
  Smutsigt dricksvatten är till exempel en dödsorsak i många utvecklingsländer.For example, unclean drinking water is at present a cause of death in a number of developing countries.

Definition of cause of death

• The official cause of a human death as typically determined by a coroner during an autopsy and included on the deceased's death certificate

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