Appendix 1
List of 113 selected causes of death1. The causes designated by # are ranked to determine leading causes of death for specified population groups Cause of death (based on the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, 1992)2
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| Number | Causes of death | International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes |
|---|---|---|
| 1# | Salmonella infections | (A01 to A02) |
| 2# | Shigellosis and amoebiasis | (A03, A06) |
| 3 | Certain other intestinal infections | (A04, A07 to A09) |
| # | Tuberculosis | (A16 to A19) |
| 4 | Respiratory tuberculosis | (A16) |
| 5 | Other tuberculosis | (A17 to A19) |
| 6# | Whooping cough | (A37) |
| 7# | Scarlet fever and erysipelas | (A38, A46) |
| 8# | Meningococcal infection | (A39) |
| 9# | Septicaemia | (A40 to A41) |
| 10# | Syphilis | (A50 to A53) |
| 11# | Acute poliomyelitis | (A80) |
| 12# | Arthropod-borne viral encephalitis | (A83 to A84, A85.2) |
| 13# | Measles | (B05) |
| 14# | Viral hepatitis | (B15 to B19) |
| 15# | Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease | (B20 to B24) |
| 16# | Malaria | (B50 to B54) |
| 17 | Other and unspecified infectious and parasitic diseases and their sequelae | (A00, A05, A20 to A36, A42 to A44, A48 to A49, A54 to A79, A81 to A82, A85.0 to A85.1, A85.8, A86–B04, B06–B09, B25–B49, B55–B99) |
| # | Malignant neoplasms | (C00 to C97) |
| 18 | Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx | (C00 to C14) |
| 19 | Malignant neoplasm of oesophagus | (C15) |
| 20 | Malignant neoplasm of stomach | (C16) |
| 21 | Malignant neoplasms of colon, rectum and anus | (C18 to C21) |
| 22 | Malignant neoplasms of liver and intrahepatic bile ducts | (C22) |
| 23 | Malignant neoplasm of pancreas | (C25) |
| 24 | Malignant neoplasm of larynx | (C32) |
| 25 | Malignant neoplasms of trachea, bronchus and lung | (C33 to C34) |
| 26 | Malignant melanoma of skin | (C43) |
| 27 | Malignant neoplasm of breast | (C50) |
| 28 | Malignant neoplasm of cervix uteri | (C53) |
| 29 | Malignant neoplasms of corpus uteri and uterus, part unspecified | (C54 to C55) |
| 30 | Malignant neoplasm of ovary | (C56) |
| 31 | Malignant neoplasm of prostate | (C61) |
| 32 | Malignant neoplasms of kidney and renal pelvis | (C64 to C65) |
| 33 | Malignant neoplasm of bladder | (C67) |
| 34 | Malignant neoplasms of meninges, brain and other parts of central nervous system | (C70 to C72) |
| Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue | (C81 to C96) | |
| 35 | Hodgkin's disease | (C81) |
| 36 | Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma | (C82 to C85) |
| 37 | Leukaemia | (C91 to C95) |
| 38 | Multiple myeloma and immunoproliferative neoplasms | (C88, C90) |
| 39 | Other and unspecified malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue | (C96) |
| 40 | All other and unspecified malignant neoplasms | (C17, C23 to C24, C26 to C31, C37 to C41, C44 to C49, C51 to C52,C57 to C60, C62 to C63, C66, C68 to C69, C73 to C80, C97) |
| 41# | In situ neoplasms, benign neoplasms and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behavior | (D00 to D48) |
| 42# | Anaemias | (D50 to D64) |
| 43# | Diabetes mellitus | (E10 to E14) |
| # | Nutritional deficiencies | (E40 to E64) |
| 44 | Malnutrition | (E40 to E46) |
| 45 | Other nutritional deficiencies | (E50 to E64) |
| 46# | Meningitis | (G00,G03) |
| 47# | Parkinson's disease | (G20 to G21) |
| 48# | Alzheimer's disease | (G30) |
| Major cardiovascular diseases | (I00 to I78) | |
| # | Diseases of heart | (I00 to I09, I11, I13, I20 to I51) |
| 49 | Acute rheumatic fever and chronic rheumatic heart diseases | (I00 to I09) |
| 50 | Hypertensive heart disease | (I11) |
| 51 | Hypertensive heart and renal disease | (I13) |
| Ischaemic heart diseases | (I20 to I25) | |
| 52 | Acute myocardial infarction | (I21 to I22) |
| 53 | Other acute ischaemic heart diseases | (I24) |
| Other forms of chronic ischaemic heart disease | (I20, I25) | |
| 54 | Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described | (I25.0) |
| 55 | All other forms of chronic ischaemic heart disease | (I20, I25.1 to I25.9) |
| Other heart diseases | (I26 to I51) | |
| 56 | Acute and subacute endocarditis | (I33) |
| 57 | Diseases of pericardium and acute myocarditis | (I30 to I31, I40) |
| 58 | Heart failure | (I50) |
| 59 | All other forms of heart disease | (I26 to I28, I34 to I38, I42 to I49, I51) |
| 60# | Essential hypertension and hypertensive renal disease | (I10, I12, I15) |
| 61# | Cerebrovascular diseases | (I60 to I69) |
| 62# | Atherosclerosis | (I70) |
| Other diseases of circulatory system | (I71 to I78) | |
| 63# | Aortic aneurysm and dissection | (I71) |
| 64 | Other diseases of arteries, arterioles and capillaries | (I72 to I78) |
| 65 | Other disorders of circulatory system | (I80 to I99) |
| # | Influenza and pneumonia | (J10 to J18) |
| 66 | Influenza | (J10 to J11) |
| 67 | Pneumonia | (J12 to J18) |
| Other acute lower respiratory infections | (J20 to J22) | |
| 68# | Acute bronchitis and bronchiolitis | (J20 to J21) |
| 69 | Unspecified acute lower respiratory infection | (J22) |
| # | Chronic lower respiratory diseases | (J40 to J47) |
| 70 | Bronchitis, chronic and unspecified | (J40 to J42) |
| 71 | Emphysema | (J43) |
| 72 | Asthma | (J45 to J46) |
| 73 | Other chronic lower respiratory diseases | (J44, J47) |
| 74# | Pneumoconioses and chemical effects | (J60 to J66, J68) |
| 75# | Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids | (J69) |
| 76 | Other diseases of respiratory system | (J00 to J06, J30 to J39, J67, J70 to J98) |
| 77# | Peptic ulcer | (K25 to K28) |
| 78# | Diseases of appendix | (K35 to K38) |
| 79# | Hernia | (K40 to K46) |
| # | Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis | (K70, K73 to K74) |
| 80 | Alcoholic liver disease | (K70) |
| 81 | Other chronic liver disease and cirrhosis | (K73 to K74) |
| 82# | Cholelithiasis and other disorders of gallbladder | (K80 to K82) |
| # | Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis | (N00 to N07,N17 to N19,N25 to N27) |
| 83 | Acute and rapidly progressive nephritic and nephrotic syndrome | (N00 to N01, N04) |
| 84 | Chronic glomerulonephritis, nephritis and nephropathy not specified as acute or chronic, and renal sclerosis unspecified | (N02 to N03, N05 to N07,N26) |
| 85 | Renal failure | (N17 to N19) |
| 86 | Other disorders of kidney | (N25, N27) |
| 87# | Infections of kidney | (N10 to N12, N13.6, N15.1) |
| 88# | Hyperplasia of prostate | (N40) |
| 89# | Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs | (N70 to N76) |
| # | Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium | (O00 to O99) |
| 90 | Pregnancy with abortive outcome | (O00 to O07) |
| 91 | Other complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium | (O10 to O99) |
| 92# | Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period | (P00 to P96) |
| 93# | Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities | (Q00 to Q99) |
| 94 | Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified | (R00 to R99) |
| 95 | All other diseases | (Residual) |
| # | Accidents (unintentional injuries) | (V01 to X59, Y85 to Y86) |
| Transport accidents | (V01 to V99, Y85) | |
| 96 | Motor vehicle accidents | (V02 to V04, V09.0, V09.2, V12 to V14, V19.0 to V19.2, V19.4 to V19.6, V20 V79,V80.3 to V80.5, V81.0 to V81.1, V82.0 to V82.1, V83 to V86, V87.0 to V87.8, V88.0 to V88.8, V89.0, V89.2) |
| 97 | Other land transport accidents | (V01, V05 to V06, V09.1, V09.3 to V09.9, V10 to V11, V15 to V18, V19.3, V19.8 to V19.9,V80.0 to V80.2, V80.6 to V80.9, V81.2 to V81.9, V82.2 to V82.9, V87.9, V88.9, V89.1, V89.3, V89.9) |
| 98 | Water, air and space, and other and unspecified transport accidents and their sequelae | (V90 to V99, Y85) |
| Non transport accidents | (W00 to X59, Y86) | |
| 99 | Falls | (W00 to W19) |
| 100 | Accidental discharge of firearms | (W32 to W34) |
| 101 | Accidental drowning and submersion | (W65 to W74) |
| 102 | Accidental exposure to smoke, fire and flames | (X00 to X09) |
| 103 | Accidental poisoning and exposure to noxious substances | (X40 to X49) |
| 104 | Other and unspecified non transport accidents and their sequelae | (W20 to W31, W35 to W64, W75 to W99,X10 to X39, X50 to X59, Y86) |
| # | Intentional self-harm (suicide) | (X60 to X84, Y87.0) |
| 105 | Intentional self–harm (suicide) by discharge of firearms | (X72 to X74) |
| 106 | Intentional self–harm (suicide) by other and unspecified means and their sequelae | (X60 to X71, X75 to X84, Y87.0) |
| # | Assault (homicide) | (X85 to Y09, Y87.1) |
| 107 | Assault (homicide) by discharge of firearms | (X93 to X95) |
| 108 | Assault (homicide) by other and unspecified means and their sequelae | (X85 to X92, X96 to Y09, Y87.1) |
| 109# | Legal intervention | (Y35, Y89.0) |
| Events of undetermined intent | (Y10 to Y34, Y87.2, Y89.9) | |
| 110 | Discharge of firearms, undetermined intent | (Y22 to Y24) |
| 111 | Other and unspecified events of undetermined intent and their sequelae | (Y10 to Y21, Y25 to Y34, Y87.2, Y89.9) |
| 112# | Operations of war and their sequelae | (Y36, Y89.1) |
| 113# | Complications of medical and surgical care | (Y40 to Y84, Y88) |
- National Center for Health Statistics, United States. Table B in "Instruction Manual; Part 9; ICD–10 Cause–of–Death Lists for Tabulating Mortality Statistics".
- World Health Organization (WHO), International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision (ICD–10).
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