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Purpose: In this study, the purpose of the study is to contribute to the death statistics of our country by studying the causes of deaths from fruit in the University of Gazi Medical School Hospital. Tools and Methods: In the Hospital of the University of Gazi Medical Faculty in 2005 the hospital files of the people who died, the information forms related to the dead patient, the MERNIS death statements and the Turkish Statistical Authority (TÜIK) death statistics forms have been studied. The causes of death identified by us have been analyzed by classification according to ICD-10 (International Classification of Diseases). The ratio of male/female cases is 1.23 . The average age is 56.7 ± 25.3 and the most common age group is 25.4 % (n=271) 70-79 age group. When our cases are studied according to the causes of death, the first place is 37. 4 (n=398) has been diagnosed with circulatory diseases, followed by 24.7% (n=263) cancers. 11.8 percent of our cases (n=126) are legal cases, and 69.0 percent of all legal cases (n=87) are traffic accidents-related deaths. 24.4% of our cases (n=260) died in adult emergency services. Result: The doctors working in our hospital should be trained on the causes of death – the causes of death written on the mortgage permit paper and the death form sent to the World Health Organization should be guaranteed according to the criteria accepted by the World Health Organization. Keywords: Death Cause, Death Statistics, Dead Burial License Paper. EVALUATION OF THE DEATHS THAT OCCURRED IN A YEAR IN THE HOSPITAL OF GAZI UNIVERSITY MEDICAL FACULTY ABSTRACT Purpose: The aim of this study is to assist in our national statistics by in- vestigating the causes of the deaths that occurred in a year in the Hospital of Gazi University Medical Faculty. Material and method: The hospital records of the persons who died in the Hospital of Gazi University Medical Faculty in 2005, death information forms, MERNIS death reports, and Turkish Statistical Institute death statistic forms were investigated. The identified causes of death were classified according to ICD-10 (International Codes of Diseases) and analyzed. Results: The male/female ratio of our cases is 1.23. The average age is 56.7± 25. 3, the highest percentage of cases is in the 70-79 age group with 25.4% (n=271). When our cases are investigated according to causes of death, cir-culatory system diseases rank first with 37.4% (n=398), followed by cancers with 24.7% (n=263). Furthermore, 11.8% (n=126) of the cases are forensic, and 69.0% (n=87) of all the forensic cases are deaths due to traffic acci-dents; 24.4% (n=260) of our cases died in the Emergency Department. Conclusion: It is required to educate the physicians of our hospital on ca- uses of death to record accurately and confidentially deaths on the deceased burial permission forms and death certificates being to the Turkish Statistical Institute. Keywords: Causes of Death, Mortality Statistics, Death Certificate.