text: apparent death? what are the current statistics in this day & age for apparent deaths, including live burials (reported), deaths during autopsies due to apparent death, etc.. according to rodney davies' the lazarus syndrome, it is still a common occurrence, though most cases reported are in countries other than the states, & even more common among religions that require quick burials &/or frown upon autopsies. most case caused by drowning, drug overdoes, or heart or nervous conditions. omg!!  this is a really good question.  its totally made me think and shocked me a bit aswell! definitely worth me putting this on my watch list and if i find anything out about ill get back to you.  im very interested in the answers you get to this question.