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In a city with a population of about 450,000 while under German occupation, there was a famine starting in the winter of 1941–42 that lasted until the end of September 1942. The local administration recorded 19,284 deaths between the second half of December 1941 and the second half of September 1942, thereof 11,918 (59.6%) from hunger. [ 138 ]
The causes listed are relatively immediate medical causes, but the ultimate cause of death might be described differently. For example, tobacco smoking often causes lung disease or cancer, and alcohol use disorder can cause liver failure or a motor vehicle accident.
Widespread non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease and cancer are not included. An epidemic is the rapid spread of disease to a large number of people in a given population within a short period of time; in meningococcal infections , an attack rate in excess of 15 cases per 100,000 people for two consecutive weeks is considered ...
Group 2 - non-communicable diseases: These causes of death are a major challenge for countries that have completed or nearly completed the epidemiological transition. Group 3 - injuries: This cause of death is most variable within and across different countries and is less predictive of all-cause mortality.
The privations of a forced migration in a postwar environment characterized by crime, chaos, famine, disease, and cold winter conditions added to the death toll. West German sources give only rough estimates to attribute the proportions of these deaths to specific causes.
In the U.S. cancer is second only to cardiovascular disease as the leading cause of death; [20] in the UK it is the leading cause of death. [21] In many developing countries cancer incidence , insofar as this can be measured, appears much lower, most likely because of the higher death rates due to infectious disease or injury.
The waiting list for Tomorrow Biostasis, a cryopreservation startup based in Germany, is in the hundreds. And the company already has about 10 bodies preserved in a lab. And the company already ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... This list may not reflect recent ... Dutch famine of 1944–1945; E. Great Famine of Estonia (1695–1697) F. Great Famine of ...