Betty White died at 99 on December 31, 2021. Her death certificate listed a cerebrovascular accident—a medical term for a stroke—dated December 25, six days before her death, according to the Associated Press.
What was Betty White’s cause of death?
The death certificate listed a cerebrovascular accident, or stroke, as the cause of death. The Associated Press reported the information from the Los Angeles County death certificate and said White’s doctor provided the cause. CBS News, republishing the Associated Press report, January 11, 2022.
When did the stroke happen?
The certificate dated the stroke to December 25, 2021. White died six days later, on December 31, at her home in the Brentwood section of Los Angeles. She was 99.
Who reported the cause?
The finding was attributed to White’s death certificate in the Associated Press report. It should not be described as a determination by the Los Angeles County coroner: the Los Angeles Times corrected its account to clarify that the coroner neither identified the cause nor issued the certificate. Los Angeles Times, January 11, 2022.
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What is not established by the report?
The cited account identifies the cause as a stroke but does not specify a stroke subtype, complications, or why the stroke occurred. It reports the death-certificate information; the certificate itself is not reproduced in the account.
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