ARE CAUSES OF DEATH PREDICTABLE

A random sample of death records of adult males from 1967 to 1970 was chosen from the South Australian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marri ages. The natural parents of these individuals were identified by cros s-reference to birth certificates, and an extensive search was made of the death records for these parents. In this manner random families w ere selected for which, where possible, the cause of death and length of life of each family member were determined. From the information pe rtaining to the stated cause of death, each individual was assigned to one of five death categories.