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Dying by the Numbers in Europe

24, Feb 2010

Who Dies of What in Europe Before the Age of 65
Elodie Cayotte and Hartmut Buchow, Eurostat (2009)

On the heels of last week’s post about mortality rates in New York City, comes this hot hot hot report on how Europeans are dying. Special thanks to my good friend Gauti for sending it along.

The usual postmortem causing [...]

  • By: John
  • In: Death + Crime| Death + the Law
  • Tags: statistics, video
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Dying by the Numbers in New York City

18, Feb 2010

In the City’s Vital Statistics, so Many Ways to Die by Accident
Al Baker, New York Times (February 15, 2010)
Summary of Vital Statistics 2008
Bureau of Vital Statistics, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (January 2010)
‘Tis the Season for Annual Reports on Mortality Statistics. The City of New York has now released its [...]

  • By: John
  • In: Death + Crime| Death + the Law
  • Tags: insurance, statistics, video
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The Rest in Pieces

13, Dec 2009

This American Life: How to Rest in Peace
originally aired November 2, 2007.
There are umpteen TV shows about solving murders, endless whodunits in bookstores. But what happens to the people left behind after the detectives close the case? Three stories about children trying to figure out how to live normally after their parents have died.

This episode [...]

  • By: Meg Holle
  • In: Death + Crime| Grief + Mourning
  • Tags: assisted dying, podcast
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Venezuelan Bone Thugs-N-Burglary

12, Dec 2009

In Venezuela, Even Death May Not Bring Peace
Simon Romero, New York Times (December 10, 2009)

Caracas, Venezuela, has long had a bad reputation when it comes to crime: murder, robbery and kidnapping are commonplace ills, as well as crooked cops who cover things up. Criminals are increasingly targeting a new pool of victims — the [...]

  • By: Meg Holle
  • In: Death + Crime
  • Tags: corpse abuse, religion
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Vote or Die… or, “and”

3, Nov 2009

Episode 20: This Ungainly Fowl
Nate DiMeo, The Memory Palace (October 16, 2009)

In honor of Election Day in the United States and in roundabout follow-up to Edgar Allan Poe’s century-late funeral, check out this recent podcast from Nate DiMeo of The Memory Palace.
Nate describes the circumstances surrounding Poe’s mysterious death, who was found in the [...]

  • By: Meg Holle
  • In: Death + Crime
  • Tags: celebrity death, mysterious deaths
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