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[-] ExLisper@linux.community 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

How many people are getting autopsies in rural Afghanistan or India?

[-] sxan@midwest.social 8 points 1 year ago

Even in the US, autopsies are not always performed. Ima quote WebMD because I'm bone idle:

Although laws vary, nearly all states call for an autopsy when someone dies in a suspicious, unusual, or unnatural way.

Many states have one done when a person dies without a doctor present. Twenty-seven states require it if the cause of death is suspected to be from a public health threat, such as a fast-spreading disease or tainted food.

According to a 2012 DOJ report, only 8.5% of US deaths result in autopsy.

[-] maegul@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

I mean sure. But the data is likely comparative and can be looked at just within countries that have been getting autopsies since the 90s.

[-] Zippy@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

And what is the stat in those countries?

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