ABSTRACT Background: Sudden unexpected death is definéd as death occurring instantaneously or within an estimated 24 hours of the onset of acute symptoms and signs. In Indonesia, the National Institute of Health Research and Development of the Ministry of Health in Indonesia reported that the percentage of sudden death increased from 5,9% (1975) to 9,1 (1981), 16,0% (1986) and 19,0 (1995) (Hakim, 2010). Many overseas studies have said that the main cause of sudden death is cardiovascular diseases. In Yogyakarta there hasn’t been a study on the sudden death cases yet so the awareness is still low. Once those cases from RSUP Dr. Sardjito are studied and the prediction of the main cause is found, it is easier to educate society on the xisk factors of the main cause. Objective: To know the number of sudden death cases, the age group, sex and time of death with the highest number of sudden death cases from 2005-2014 and tg know the prediction of the cause of the sudden death Method: This study’ is an observational descriptive study. The sample for the study is taken from the visum et repertum in Forensic Installation Unit RSUP Dr. Sardjito from 2005-2014 Results: The number of sudden death cases found is 120 cases with 79.16% malé cases and 20.84% female cases. 64% of the sudden death cases happened in nighttime whereas 36% occurred in the daytime. 418 of the cases occurred in young adults, 35% occurred in middle aged adults, 23% occurred in old aduits and just 1% occurred in children. 57.5% of cases were due to respiratory disease, 40% due to cardiovascular disease, 0.83% due to central nervous disease and 1.67% due :to gastrointestinal disease. Conclusion: There are 120 cases with the highest groups being male (79.16%), young adults (41%), in the nighttime (64%) and due to respiratory related disease (57.5%) Key words: sudden death, causes, age, sex, time of death