Her obsession with her role blurred the line between fantasy and reality, so as the film progresses, her life, reflecting the violent, chaotic nature of the Black Swan, just spins out of control. It's more of an artistic statement than anything else. We're not really meant to question how realistic it is but rather what her death symbolizes in the context of both her role in the play and her life.
But if you want a blunt, straightforward answer, she dies
