Causes of death

Premature mortality, measured in terms of potential years of life lost (PYLL), is an alternative measure that attributes health outcome to the health system. PYLL is a summary measure of premature mortality providing an explicit way of weighting deaths occurring before the age of 70, which are, a priori, preventable. In Greece, premature mortality was reduced by 43.2% during the period 1980–2007 (from 5810 to 3299 PYLL per 100 000 population). A major factor contributing to this decrease has…

Edgar Allen Poe is known as the founder of the short story genre, as he wrote about 73 short stories in his short life. When Poe died he was only 40 years old, and he lived in poverty for most of his life. However, he is seen as one of the greatest poets that have ever lived, but what caused Poe’s unfortunate early demise. Poe died for two reasons, his emotional state, and his poor health. The first reason Poe died was because of his emotional state. In a letter that Poe wrote to his…

Can Stress Cause Death? In this digital age that we live in, life has become so fast paced that there are times that we can't seem to keep up. This is how many people feel and the high level of stress has sometimes taken its toll and has caused lives to deteriorate. Some are intimidated by the word "stress" because they really don't know what it means. All they know is that stress can be linked to some leading causes of death. What Is Stress? Stress is our natural defense mechanism against…

AIDS, or acquired immune deficiency syndrome is the eleventh cause of death. the origin of AIDS is still controversial, In the United States, the disease was first appeared in male homosexuals. According to the Centers for Disease Control, the most common transmission of AIDS is through homosexual sex (52 percent). Other means of transmission are drug injection, 25 percent; heterosexual sex, 8 percent; homosexual sex and drug addiction, 7 percent; undetermined, 6 percent; and blood transfusions…

Due to different severities of diseases some may lead to death, especially in young children after not having a fully grown immune system. There a few main diseases that have a high death rate due to the different symptoms, causes, and prevention. Three of the main diseases or illnesses that caused death in children in the 1970s are gastroenteritis, pneumonia, and anoxia. Gastroenteritis, also known as the stomach flu, had a large death rate in the 1970s due to the few treatment options…

might have been another’s influence as the reason why they did as such. Friar Laurence is one to blame for the death of the young teenagers, but did he mean to cause such grief? Many times, Friar features as a main story teller in the book, helping the couple with their needs, sorting out other characters problems and coming up with lucrative plans to help them out trouble. He also causes grief and despair in the family’s due to miscommunication and badly planned schemes. This ultimately…

entire bloody affair has drawn to a close, but Macbeth isn’t as certain. His reply in lines 15 through 29 during scene two of act three, like the rest of the play, contends that actions cannot always be undone, leaving true peace attainable only in death. Unlike Lady Macbeth, Macbeth believes the pair is still in danger of punishment for their premeditated assassination. He concedes that they have made progress in their quest for power by…

While there are many actions by the people of Verona who contributed to the events that caused Romeo and Juliet's death, the people who are ultimately responsible are themselves. For they were young and reckless. To begin, people believe that it was Mercutio's fault for bringing Romeo to the party where Romeo and Juliet met. But when thinking about that more in depth, it was really Romeos fault for falling for Juliet in the first place. Not only is it Romeos fault but also Juliet's fault for…

preventable cause of death in the country. Today, the same experts are targeting another important health risk: obesity, or being extremely overweight,’’according to the article titled ‘’ A big problem: weight is on the rise in the U.S., especially among children and teens. Find out why obesity is being called the epidemic of our time.’’(Nancy Dreher).The same health experts that say smoking is like top cause of death are the same health experts that are looking at another threat of death,which…

2011. Although a decrease occurred for 2013, in 2004 – 2008 homicide rank number 11 as a cause of death, but from 2011- 2013 made up position 7, and the first source of those homicide was drug trafficking, counting for about 60%. The easy access to the island has contributed to an increase of drugs and guns that later on are brought to USA. Nevertheless, how this entrance propagates to easily become the main cause? That’s where the others factors come to place, as everything needed to create a…