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... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > epidemiologic measurements > demography > vital statistics > mortality > cause of death > accidental death
... > contexts > population characteristics > demography > vital statistics > mortality > cause of death > accidental death
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > epidemiologic methods > data collection > vital statistics > mortality > cause of death > accidental death

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accidental death  

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  • To die by accident is to experience a form of mortality that is unexpected, unplanned for, and unintentional. The key component to establishing a death as an accident is the absence of intentionality in its occurrence, namely, that the decedent did not intentionally act to produce a deadly outcome and that the deceased did not want to lose his or her life. [Source: Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience; Accidental Death]

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