The primary cause of death for most adults, according to anthropologists, was injury and infections.
AIDS (regardless of how it is contracted) is not the primary cause of death for intravenous drug users.
She had underlying health conditions and test results confirmed swine flu was not the primary cause of death.
It usually has minimal or no symptoms and typically is not regarded as a primary cause of death.
The primary cause of death was "insufficient cardio-respiratory," which simply means her heart and breathing stopped, said Dr. Carlos Guerrero Tejada, who certified her death.
CAR crashes are the primary cause of death among children ages 6 to 14 in the United States, killing more than 1,800 of them a year.
Mortality from cardiovascular diseases (CVD) represents the primary cause of death worldwide.
Injury is currently the primary cause of death and disability in children.
Thus, infection becomes the primary cause of death in burn-injured patients.
The same goes for sepsis, the primary cause of death in modern hospitals.
In addition, the primary cause of death of patients deceased after ICU discharge could not be reliably addressed.
