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Survey Finds Increase In Number Of Deaths On Christmas in Comparison To Other Days

by Rukmani Krishna on December 25, 2013 at 11:20 PM
 Survey Finds Increase In Number Of Deaths On Christmas in Comparison To Other Days

More people die on Christmas than any other day of the year, suggests a new survey.

According to Medical Daily, in the 1970s, researchers discovered this phenomenon after they began studying death trends throughout the year.

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A wide array of causes seem to contribute to the trend of Christmas Day deaths including understaffed hospitals and an unwillingness by people to bother their relatives for a ride to the doctor's office.

Death by cardiac disease, respiratory diseases, endocrine/nutritional/metabolic problems, digestive diseases, and cancer - the five most common causes of death - see an overall increase during this time of year, Medical Daily reported.

One study from the University of California San Diego examined hospital workforces around the holidays and discovered that Level 1 trauma centers often carry less than a full staff, and have less experienced professionals on hand during the Christmas holiday.

Source: ANI
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