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Mortality, Summary List of Causes
2004
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Appendix I: Summary list of causes of death
| Causes of death | ICD-10 codes |
|---|---|
| Total, all causes of death | A00-Y89 |
| Salmonella infections | A01-A02 |
| Shigellosis and amoebiasis | A03, A06 |
| Certain other intestinal infections | A04, A07-A09 |
| Tuberculosis | A16-A19 |
| Respiratory tuberculosis | A16 |
| Other tuberculosis | A17-A19 |
| Whooping cough | A37 |
| Scarlet fever and erysipelas | A38, A46 |
| Meningococcal infection | A39 |
| Septicaemia | A40-A41 |
| Syphilis | A50-A53 |
| Acute poliomyelitis | A80 |
| Arthropod-borne viral encephalitis | A83-A84, A85.2 |
| Measles | B05 |
| Viral hepatitis | B15-B19 |
| Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease | B20-B24 |
| Malaria | B50-B54 |
| Other and unspecified infectious and parasitic diseases and their sequelae | A00, A05, A20-A36, A42-A44, A48-A49, A54-A79, A81-A82, A85.0-A85.1, A85.8, A86-B04, B06-B09, B25-B49, B55-B99 |
| Malignant neoplasms | C00-C97 |
| Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx | C00-C14 |
| Malignant neoplasm of oesophagus | C15 |
| Malignant neoplasm of stomach | C16 |
| Malignant neoplasms of colon, rectum and anus | C18-C21 |
| Malignant neoplasm of liver and intrahepatic bile ducts | C22 |
| Malignant neoplasm of pancreas | C25 |
| Malignant neoplasm of larynx | C32 |
| Malignant neoplasms of trachea, bronchus and lung | C33-C34 |
| Malignant melanoma of skin | C43 |
| Malignant neoplasm of breast | C50 |
| Malignant neoplasm of cervix uteri | C53 |
| Malignant neoplasms of corpus uteri and uterus, part unspecified | C54-C55 |
| Malignant neoplasm of ovary | C56 |
| Malignant neoplasm of prostate | C61 |
| Malignant neoplasms of kidney and renal pelvis | C64-C65 |
| Malignant neoplasm of bladder | C67 |
| Malignant neoplasms of meninges, brain and other parts of central nervous system | C70-C72 |
| Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue | C81-C96 |
| Hodgkin's disease | C81 |
| Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma | C82-C85 |
| Leukaemia | C91-C95 |
| Multiple myeloma and immunoproliferative neoplasms | C88, C90 |
| Other and unspecified malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue | C96 |
| All other and unspecified malignant neoplasms | C17, C23-C24, C26-C31, C37-C41, C44-C49, C51-C52, C57-C60, C62-C63, C66, C68-C69, C73-C80, C97 |
| In situ neoplasms, benign neoplasms and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behaviour | D00-D48 |
| Anaemias | D50-D64 |
| Diabetes mellitus | E10-E14 |
| Nutritional deficiencies | E40-E64 |
| Malnutrition | E40-E46 |
| Other nutritional deficiencies | E50-E64 |
| Meningitis | G00, G03 |
| Parkinson's disease | G20-G21 |
| Alzheimer's disease | G30 |
| Major cardiovascular diseases | I00-I78 |
| Diseases of heart | I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51 |
| Acute rheumatic fever and chronic rheumatic heart diseases | I00-I09 |
| Hypertensive heart disease | I11 |
| Hypertensive heart and renal disease | I13 |
| Ischaemic heart diseases | I20-I25 |
| Acute myocardial infarction | I21-I22 |
| Other acute ischaemic heart diseases | I24 |
| Other forms of chronic ischaemic heart disease | I20, I25 |
| Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described | I25.0 |
| All other forms of chronic ischaemic heart disease | I20, I25.1-I25.9 |
| Other heart diseases | I26-I51 |
| Acute and subacute endocarditis | I33 |
| Diseases of pericardium and acute myocarditis | I30-I31, I40 |
| Heart failure | I50 |
| All other forms of heart disease | I26-I28, I34-I38, I42-I49, I51 |
| Essential (primary) hypertension and hypertensive renal disease | I10, I12 |
| Cerebrovascular diseases | I60-I69 |
| Atherosclerosis | I70 |
| Other diseases of circulatory system | I71-I78 |
| Aortic aneurysm and dissection | I71 |
| Other diseases of arteries, arterioles and capillaries | I72-I78 |
| Other disorders of circulatory system | I80-I99 |
| Influenza and pneumonia | J10-J18 |
| Influenza | J10-J11 |
| Pneumonia | J12-J18 |
| Other acute lower respiratory infections | J20-J22 |
| Acute bronchitis and bronchiolitis | J20-J21 |
| Unspecified acute lower respiratory infection | J22 |
| Chronic lower respiratory diseases | J40-J47 |
| Bronchitis, chronic and unspecified | J40-J42 |
| Emphysema | J43 |
| Asthma | J45-J46 |
| Other chronic lower respiratory diseases | J44, J47 |
| Pneumoconioses and chemical effects | J60-J66, J68 |
| Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids | J69 |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | J00-J06, J30-J39, J67, J70-J98 |
| Peptic ulcer | K25-K28 |
| Diseases of appendix | K35-K38 |
| Hernia | K40-K46 |
| Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis | K70, K73-K74 |
| Alcoholic liver disease | K70 |
| Other chronic liver disease and cirrhosis | K73-K74 |
| Cholelithiasis and other disorders of gallbladder | K80-K82 |
| Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis | N00-N07, N17-N19, N25-N27 |
| Acute and rapidly progressive nephritic and nephrotic syndrome | N00-N01, N04 |
| Chronic glomerulonephritis, nephritis and nephropathy not specified as acute or chronic, and renal sclerosis unspecified | N02-N03, N05-N07, N26 |
| Renal failure | N17-N19 |
| Other disorders of kidney | N25, N27 |
| Infections of kidney | N10-N12, N13.6, N15.1 |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | N40 |
| Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs | N70-N76 |
| Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium | O00-O99 |
| Pregnancy with abortive outcome | O00-O07 |
| Other complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium | O10-O99 |
| Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period | P00-P96 |
| Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities | Q00-Q99 |
| Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified | R00-R99 |
| All other diseases (residual) | D65-E07, E15-E34, E65-F99, G04-G12, G23-G25, G31-H93, K00-K22, K29-K31, K50-K66, K71-K72, K75-K76, K83-M99, N13.0-N13.5, N13.7-N13.9, N14, N15.0, N15.8-N15.9, N20-N23, N28-N39, N41-N64, N80-N98, U04 |
| Accidents (unintentional injuries) | V01-X59, Y85-Y86 |
| Transport accidents | V01-V99, Y85 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | V02-V04, V09.0, V09.2, V12-V14, V19.0-V19.2, V19.4-V19.6, V20-V79, V80.3-V80.5, V81.0-V81.1, V82.0-V82.1, V83-V86, V87.0-V87.8, V88.0-V88.8, V89.0, V89.2 |
| Other land transport accidents | V01, V05-V06, V09.1, V09.3-V09.9, V10-V11, V15-V18, V19.3, V19.8-V19.9, V80.0-V80.2, V80.6-V80.9, V81.2-V81.9, V82.2-V82.9, V87.9, V88.9, V89.1, V89.3, V89.9 |
| Water, air and space, and other and unspecified transport accidents and their sequelae | V90-V99, Y85 |
| Nontransport accidents | W00-X59, Y86 |
| Falls | W00-W19 |
| Accidental discharge of firearms | W32-W34 |
| Accidental drowning and submersion | W65-W74 |
| Accidental exposure to smoke, fire and flames | X00-X09 |
| Accidental poisoning and exposure to noxious substances | X40-X49 |
| Other and unspecified nontransport accidents and their sequelae | W20-W31, W35-W64, W75-W99, X10-X39, X50-X59, Y86 |
| Intentional self-harm (suicide) | X60-X84, Y87.0 |
| Intentional self-harm (suicide) by discharge of firearms | X72-X74 |
| Intentional self-harm (suicide) by other and unspecified means and their sequelae | X60-X71, X75-X84, Y87.0 |
| Assault (homicide) | X85-Y09, Y87.1 |
| Assault (homicide) by discharge of firearms | X93-X95 |
| Assault (homicide) by other and unspecified means and their sequelae | X85-X92, X96-Y09, Y87.1 |
| Legal intervention | Y35, Y89.0 |
| Events of undetermined intent | Y10-Y34, Y87.2, Y89.9 |
| Discharge of firearms, undetermined intent | Y22-Y24 |
| Other and unspecified events of undetermined intent and their sequelae | Y10-Y21, Y25-Y34, Y87.2, Y89.9 |
| Operations of war and their sequelae | Y36, Y89.1 |
| Complications of medical and surgical care | Y40-Y84, Y88 |
Note(s):
World Health Organization (WHO), International Statistical Classification
of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision (ICD-10)
Source(s):
National Center for Health Statistics, United States. "B" list in
"Instruction Manual; Part 9; ICD-10 Cause-of-Death Lists for Tabulating
Mortality Statistics".
