Problem
Death
Other Names:
DestructivenessDissolution
Eeriness
Extinction
Lifelessness
Nature:
Death is the permanent, irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain a living organism. Brain death is sometimes used as a legal definition of death. The remains of a previously living organism normally begin to decompose shortly after death. Death is an inevitable, universal process that eventually occurs in all living organisms.
Death is generally applied to whole organisms; the similar process seen in individual components of a living organism, such as cells or tissues, is necrosis. Something that is not considered a living organism, such as a virus, can be physically destroyed but is not said to die.
As of the early 21st century, over 150,000 humans die each day.
Many cultures and religions have the idea of an afterlife, and also may hold the idea of judgement of good and bad deeds in one's life (Heaven, Hell, Karma).
Narrower Problems:
EntropyBereavementAnnihilationExtermination Related Problems:
LossColdFearDefeatEnmityIllnessBadnessCelibacyUglinessDarknessAdversityDisaccordInactivityStagnationModerationImpairmentUnkindnessSeparationNonexistenceDisappearanceAppropriationUnpleasantnessDisintegrationAnnihilationBereavementExterminationSelf-destruction Aggravates:
Entropy Subject(s):
Individuation → Individuation Individuation → Parapsychology
Life → Death
Medicine → Cancer
Medicine → Respiratory system
Religious Practice → Rituals
Societal Problems → Destruction
Societal Problems → Emergencies
Society → Family
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
B: Basic universal problems Date of last update
13.11.2019 – 20:16 CET