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Death 

is the permanent, irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain a


living organism.[1] Brain death is sometimes used as a legal definition of death.[2] The remains of a
previously living organism normally begin to decompose shortly after death.[3] 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.[4][5]
Many cultures and religions have the idea of an afterlife, and also hold the idea of judgement of
good and bad deeds (Heaven, Hell, Karma).

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