Death is everywhere, but why? Sometimes there is foul play, sometimes the fatality is self-induced, and often natural causes just take their toll. Humans are as frail as any other creature. Yet unlike these other creatures, we have been cursed with the ability to fear what comes afterward. Hence, an obsession. And so we ponder, why? 

  

		Social Sciences    Leading causes of death in various countries Comparisons of life expectancy by country Murder and murderers Death on a massive scale Death penalty Unusual ways people die
		Philosophy    Suicide Euthanasia Delusions of control: a play The death penalty Near death experiences
		Science    The biological causes of death  Death in the animal kingdom  Darwin: death and genetic selection
		Mathematics    Death and population growth statistics  Causes of death: statistical analysis  Causes of death: graphical analysis