Mystery: Why is January 1 the deadliest day of the year?

Death season more in winter, less in summer, is a well - known and a mystery to public health.

A few years ago, a sociologist professor named David Phillips examined the death certificates of 57 million people between 1979 and 2004, and made interesting findings. Not only do more people die during the winter season, but New Year's Day was actually the most lethal of all.

Finally, in January there are between 400,000 and 60 thousand fatalities more than in August or September.

Why? Does this have something to do with suicide or car accidents or the drinking of alcohol that happens on vacation? No: “This model applies to any cause of death, but not to extreme causes like car accidents,” says Phillips in an interview. It's hard to understand why this is happening. ”

In other words, deaths are generally caused by disease, more than by accidents or suicide.

The “is not just a mystery, but a mystery that people can never solve,” stated Phillips, translate Periscope from the Washington Post.

There are more deaths in the Christmas emergency department, one day after Christmas, and on New Year's Day than on any other day of the year, he wrote when he cut the research only on those who had died in emergency.

Thus, he began to search for the agents himself. It seems that it had nothing to do with the weather or the fact that people stayed home more.

Phillips presented several hypothesiss that he was unable to eliminate completely. One of them said that people delayed going to Emergency or to a doctor during vacations because they wanted to stay with their families. In situations where minutes or seconds can distinguish between life and death, this is a reason that can hardly be disfellowshipped.

Another reason laid down may also be that hospitals have fewer vacation staff, and experienced workers take their time off. This could lead to a weaker performance and a reduced ability to save lives. /Periscope