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Table 1 List of unnatural causes of death according to Norwegian law

From: Adverse events and in-hospital mortality: an analysis of all deaths in a Norwegian health trust during 2011

Death is considered to be unnatural if it was caused by:

 A. Murder or other trauma to the human body

 B. Suicide or self-inflicted damage to the body

 C Accidents including capsizing, burns, avalanche, lightning strikes, drowning, traffic-related incidents

 D. Occupational accidents

 E. Error, omission, or accidents related to diagnosis or treatment of disease or trauma

 F. Use of illegal drugs

 G. Unknown causes when death has occurred suddenly and unexpectedly

 H. All deaths occurring in civil or military prisons

 I. Finding of an unidentified corpse

  1. This list is the official list of unnatural deaths in Norway (§ 2 Norwegian Regulations 2000–12-21 nr. 1378)