Definition: Death

Category: Demography

Permanent disappearance of all evidence of life at any time after live birth has taken place (postnatal cessation of vital functions without capability of resuscitation). http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2013:330:0039:0043:EN:PDF Commission Regulation (EU) No 328/2011 of 5 April 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics on public health and health and safety at work, as regards statistics on causes of deathEurostat, 'Demographic statistics: Definitions and methods of collection in 31 European countries (2003 Edition)', Luxembourg, 2003Eurostat, "Mortality", General methodological informationEurostat, "Demography - Regional Data", General methodological information
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European Union, Regulation (EU) No 1260/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2013 on European demographic statistics, Official Journal of the European Union No L 330, 10.12.2013, p. 39 - 43
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