Glossary:Antecedent cause

An antecedent cause is any disease or condition which has given rise to another disease or condition in the morbid (sickness-related) train of events leading to death.

Related concepts

• Avoidable cause of death
• Cause of death
• Competing cause of death
• Contributory cause of death
• Death certificate
• External cause of death

Statistical data

• Causes of death statistics

Source

• Australian Bureau of Statistics