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by molodec 2286 days ago
We all want to live long, and people now often live till 80+, but when a person 80+ years old dies does it make sense to search for a cause of the death? My grandmother died last year from pneumonia. She was 89, which is way above the average life expectancy. Any small infection can kill a person at this age. Is there a statistics that shows the mortality rate in Italy before the pandemic.
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> but when a person 80+ years old dies does it make sense to search for a cause of the death?

Of course! We want to know how to prevent the deaths of others in the same condition.