death certificate

Summary

death certificate ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,327 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• death certificate is a type of document^[2].
• death certificate is a type of vital record^[3].
• death certificate's Commons category is recorded as Death certificates^[4].
• death certificate's has cause is recorded as confirmation of death^[5].
• death certificate's different from is recorded as death registry^[6].
• death certificate's different from is recorded as burial register^[7].
• death certificate's different from is recorded as civil death certificate^[8].
• death certificate's different from is recorded as Q2928037^[9].
• death certificate's different from is recorded as Q116206555^[10].
• death certificate's different from is recorded as Q1711449^[11].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include document^[2] and vital record^[3].

Why It Matters

death certificate ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,327 views/month).^[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[12] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[13]