death certificate

death certificate
a legal document, signed by a doctor, stating (in Part 1) the immediate cause of a person's death followed by diseases underlying the condition. For example, if the immediate cause of death was a myocardial infarction, the underlying disease might have been ischaemic heart disease or hypertension. Other diseases, which were not directly linked with the immediate cause of death but may have contributed to the patient's overall condition, are mentioned in Part 2 of the certificate. The document usually states the decedent's gender and date and place of death; other details, such as occupation, may also be included. The death certificate forms a vital record in most countries throughout the world; in Great Britain, this information is registered at St. Catherine's House, London.

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