No, of course not. If you have a genuinely safe and legal opportunity to get past me and get well ahead, take it. Sadly, passing on the inside and running a red light (or nipping onto the pavement) when you know I'm just going to catch you and get stuck behind you isn't really a genuinely safe and legal opportunity to get well ahead. On semi urban and rural roads, your better acceleration will get you ahead of me, but I'm going to catch up with you eventually.
They also die because the do stupid things around 44 tonne trucks, like passing on the inside, stopping in the blind spot in front of the truck or hanging onto the back for a tow. So many cyclists seem to think that every one on the road except them is responsible for their safety. Sadly, in my extensive experience, cyclists are amongst the most dangerous road users, simply because their behaviour puts themselves in so much danger. This is something of a generalisation, because more mature cyclists are better, and I think motorists that are also cyclists are better - that's why the cycling standards in London are so low. The cyclists there just don't understand traffic because they've never driven cars. On the other hand, standards of cycling tend to be lower in locations where the standard of driving is lower. London is appalling on both counts, Amsterdam is fabulous on both counts!