Changing trends in unnatural deaths of medico legal importance

The basic fundamental aspect of the human development is the potential of the individual to live a long and healthy life. Periodic statistical evaluation of the changing trends of unnatural deaths will provide valuable data to adopt effective preventive measures in this respect. The aim of the present research is to retrospectively study the prevalence and the changing trends in the unnatural deaths in and around Kakinada during the period of two years from January 2015 to December 2016 in the department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Rangaraya Medical College, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh.