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NCHS 130 Selected Causes of Infant Death

In order to provide a consistent grouping and ranking standard, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) prepared a List of 130 Selected Causes of Infant Death. Seventy-one causes on that list were designated as eligible to be ranked as leading causes of infant death (List of 71 Rankable Causes of Infant Death). For more information about the NCHS rankings see ICD-10 Cause-of-Death Lists for Tabulating Mortality Statistics on the NCHS website.

ICD-9 was used to code death causes from 1979 through 1998. ICD-9 codes and comparability ratios are included below for comparison to pre-1999 mortality data.

A full list of ICD codes is available at https://icd.who.int/browse10/2019/en.

	Cause of Death	ICD-9 Codes	ICD-10 Codes	Comparability Ratio	Standard Error	Note
1	Certain intestinal infectious diseases	001-008	A00-A08	**	**
2	Diarrhea and gastroenteritis of infectious origin	009	A09	0.00	0.00
3	Tuberculosis	010-018	A16-A19	**	**
4	Tetanus	037, 771.3	A33, A35	**	**
5	Diphtheria	032	A36	**	**
6	Whooping cough	033	A37	**	**
7	Meningococcal infection	036	A39	0.9615	0.0377
8	Septicemia	038	A40-A41	1.3802	0.0713
9	Congenital syphilis	090	A50	**	**
10	Gonococcal infection	098	A54	**	**
11	Acute poliomyelitis	045	A80	**	**	Polio
12	Varicella	052	B01	**	**	Chickenpox
13	Measles	055	B05	**	**
14	Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease	042-044	B20-B24	**	**	HIV/AIDS
15	Mumps	072	B26	**	**
16	Other and unspecified viral diseases	046-051, 053-054, 056-071, 073-079	A81-B00, B02-B04, B06-B19, B25, B27-B34	0.9722	0.1255
17	Candidiasis	112	B37	**	**
18	Malaria	084	B50-B54	**	**
19	Pneumocyctosis	136.3	B59	**	**
20	All other and unspecified infectious and parasitic diseases	020-031, 034.1-0357, 039-041, 080-083, 085-088, 091-097, 099-111, 114-134, 136.0-136.2, 136.4-139	A20-A32, A38, A42-A49, A51-A53, A55-A79, B35-B36, B38-B49, B55-B58, B60-B99	**	**
21	Hodgkin's disease and Non-Hodgkin's lymphomas	200-202	C81-C85	**	**
22	Leukemia	204-208	C91-C95	**	**
23	Other and unspecified malignant neoplasms	140-199, 203	C00-C80, C88, C90, C96-C97	1.0714	0.0906
24	In situ neoplasms, benign neoplasms and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behavior	210-239	D00-D48	0.9615	0.1131
25	Anemias	280-285	D50-D64	**	**
26	Hemorrhagic conditions and other diseases of blood and blood-forming organs	286-289	D65-D76	**	**
27	Certain disorders involving the immune mechanism	135,279	D80-D89	**	**
28	Short stature, not elsewhere classified	259.4	E34.3	**	**
29	Nutritional deficiencies	260-269	E40-E64	**	**
30	Cystic fibrosis	277.0	E84	**	**
31	Volume depletion, diorders of fluid, electrolyte and acid-base balance	276	E86-E87	0.7547	0.0852
32	All other endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases	240-259.3, 259.8-259.9, 270-275, 277.1-278	E00-E32, E34.0-E34.2, E34.4-E34.9, E65-E83, E85, E88	1.1636	0.0809
33	Meningitis	320-322	G00, G03	1.0000	0.0404
34	Infantile spinal muscular atrophy, type I	335.0	G12.0	1.0000	0.0521	Werdnig-Hoffman
35	Infantile cerebral palsy	343	G80	**	**
36	Anoxic brain damage, not elsewhere classified	348.1	G93.1	0.9667	0.1269
37	Other diseases of nervous system	323-334, 335.1-342, 344-348.0, 348.2-359, 435	G04, G06-G11, G12.1-G12.9, G20-G72, G81-G92, G93.0, G93.2-G93.9, G95-G98	1.1508	0.0532
38	Diseases of the ear and mastoid process	380-389	H60-H93	**	**
39	Pulmonary heart disease and diseases of pulmonary circulation	415-417	I26-I28	1.1220	0.0447
40	Pericarditis, endocarditis and myocarditis	415-417	I30, I33, I40	**	**
41	Cardiomyopathy	425	I42	0.9762	0.0166
42	Cardiac arrest	427.5	I46	0.2874	0.0508
43	Cerebrovascular diseases	430-434, 436-438	I60-I69	0.4724	0.0510	Stroke
44	All other diseases of circulatory system	390-414, 423-424, 426-427.4, 427.6-429, 440-459	I00-I25, I31, I34-I38, I44-I45, I47-I51, I70-I99	0.7154	0.0519
45	Acute upper respiratory infections	034.0, 460-465	J00-J06	**	**
46	Influenza	487	J09-J11	**	**	Flu
47	Pneumonia	480-486	J12-J18	0.7593	0.0266
48	Acute bronchitis and acute bronchiolitis	466	J20-J21	0.8049	0.0758
49	Bronchitis, chronic and unspecified	490-491	J40-J42	**	**
50	Asthma	493	J45-J46	**	**
51	Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids	507	J69	**	**
52	Other and unspecified diseases of respiratory system	470-479, 492, 494-506, 508-519	J22, J30-J39, J43-J44, J47-J68, J70-J98, U04	0.9213	0.0632
53	Gastritis, duodenitis, and noninfective enteritis and colitis	535, 555-558	K29, K50-K55	2.9149	0.3879
54	Hernia of abdominal cavity and intestinal obstruction without hernia	550-553, 560	K40-K46, K56	**	**
55	All other and unspecified diseases of digestive system	520-534, 536-543, 562-579	K00-K28, K30-K38, K57-K92	0.9767	0.0708
56	Renal failure and other disorders of kidney	584-589	N17-N19, N25, N27	1.0408	0.0658
57	Other and unspecified diseases of genitourinary system	580-583, 590-629	N00-N15, N20-N23, N26, N28-N95	**	**
58	Newborn affected by maternal hypertensive disorders	760.0	P00.0	1.0455	0.0465
59	Newborn affected by other maternal conditions which may be unrelated to present pregnancy	760.1-760.6, 760.8-760.9	P00.1-P00.9	**	**
60	Newborn affected by incompetent cervix	761.0	P01.0	1.0199	0.0188
61	Newborn affected by premature rupture of membranes	761.1	P01.1	1.0228	0.0136
62	Newborn affected by multiple pregnancy	761.5	P01.5	1.0097	0.0507
63	Newborn affected by other maternal complications of pregnancy	761.2-761.4, 761.6-761.9	P01.2-P01.4, P01.6-P01.9	1.2188	0.1655
64	Newborn affected by complications involving placenta	762.0-762.3	P02.0-P02.3	1.0737	0.0174
65	Newborn affected by complications involving cord	762.4-762.6	P02.4-P02.6	**	**
66	Newborn affected by chorioamnionitis	762.7	P02.7	1.0118	0.0163
67	Newborn affected by other and unspecified abnomalities of membranes	762.8-762.9	P02.8-P02.9	**	**
68	Newborn affected by other complications of labor and delivery	763.0-763.4, 763.6-763.9	P03	1.8500	0.3262
69	Newborn affected by noxious influences transmitted via placenta or breast milk	760.7, 763.5	P04	**	**
70	Slow fetal growth and fetal malnutrition	764	P05	1.1333	0.1004
71	Extremely low birth weight or extreme immaturity	765.0	P07.0, P07.2	1.1083	0.0079
72	Other low birth weight or preterm	765.1	P07.1, P07.3	1.0993	0.0135
73	Disorders related to long gestation and high birth weight	766	P08	**	**
74	Birth trauma	767	P10-P15	0.0442	0.0197
75	Intrauterine hypoxia	768.2-768.4	P20	0.9048	0.1227
76	Birth asphyxia	768.5-768.9	P21	1.6075	0.0763
77	Respiratory distress of newborn	769	P22	1.0257	0.0131
78	Congenital pneumonia	770.0	P23	3.8000	0.9004
79	Neonatal aspiration syndromes	770.1	P24	1.3929	0.1115
80	Interstitial emphysema and related conditions originating in the perinatal period	770.2	P25	1.2066	0.0595
81	Pulmonary hemorrhage originating in the perinatal period	770.3	P26	1.4621	0.0751
82	Chronic respiratory disease originating in the perinatal period	770.7	P27	1.1355	0.0327
83	Atelectasis	770.4-770.5	P28.0-P28.1	2.0649	0.1144
84	All other respiratory conditions originating in the perinatal period	770.6-770.8	P28.2-P28.9	0.0660	0.0101
85	Bacterial sepsis of newborn	771.8	P36	0.9144	0.0272
86	Omphalitis of newborn with or without mild hemorrhage	771.4	P38	**	**
87	All other infections specific to the perinatal period	771.0-771.2, 771.5-771.7	P35, P37, P39	2.4474	0.3705
88	Neonatal hemorrhage	772	P50-P52, P54	1.4369	0.0698
89	Hemorrhagic disease of newborn	776.0	P53	**	**
90	Hemolytic disease of newborn due to isoimmunization and perinatal jaundice	773-774	P55-P59	**	**
91	Hematological disorders	776.1-776.9	P60-P61	**	**
92	Syndrome of infant of a diabetic mother and neonatal diabetes mellitus	775.0-775.1	P70.0-P70.2	**	**
93	Necrotizing entercolitis of newborn	777.5	P77	1.2266	0.0456
94	Hydrops fetalis not due to hemolytic disease	778.0	P83.2	1.0000	0.0264
95	Other perinatal conditions	775.2-775.9, 777.0-777.4, 777.6-777.9, 778.1-779	P29, P70.3-P70.9, P71-P76, P78-P81, P83.0-P83.1, P83.3-P83.9, P90-P96	1.1447	0.0192
96	Anencephaly and similar malformations	740	Q00	1.0000	0.0000
97	Congenital hydrocephalus	742.3	Q03	0.6813	0.0552
98	Spina bifida	741	Q05	0.7500	0.0765
99	Other congenital malformations of nervous system	742.0-742.2, 742.4-742.9	Q01-Q02, Q04, Q06-Q07	1.0791	0.0477
100	Congenital malformations of heart	745-746	Q20-Q24	0.9951	0.0081
101	Other congenital malformationsof circulatory system	747	Q25-Q28	0.6198	0.0504
102	Congenital malformations of respiratory system	748	Q30-Q34	0.6322	0.0225
103	Congenital malformations of digestive system	749-751	Q35-Q45	**	**
104	Congenital malformations of genitourinary system	752-753	Q50-Q64	0.9432	0.0244
105	Congenital malformations and deformations of musculoskeletal system, limbs and integument	754-757	Q65-Q85	0.8650	0.0319
106	Down's syndrome	758.0	Q90	0.9828	0.0705
107	Edward's syndrome	758.2	Q91.0-Q91.3	0.9964	0.0080
108	Patau's syndrome	758.1	Q91.4-Q91.7	0.9827	0.0099
109	Other congenital malformations and deformations	743-744, 759	Q10-Q18, Q86-Q89	0.9744	0.0210
110	Other chromosomal abnormalities, not elsewhere classified	758.2-758.9	Q92-Q99	1.0755	0.0783
111	Sudden infant death syndrome	798.0	R95	1.0362	0.0040	SIDS
112	Other symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified	780-796, 798.1-799	R00-R53, R55-R94, R96-R99	0.9069	0.0270
113	All other diseases (Residual)	280-319, 360-379, 680-739	F01-F99, H00-H57, L00-M99	**	**
114	Motor vehicle accidents	E810-E825	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	0.9694	0.0176	Includes cars, trucks, vans, buses, et. al.
115	Other and unspecified transport accidents	E800-E807, E826-E848, E929.1	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, V90-V99	**	**	Includes trains, boats, planes, et. al.
116	Falls	E880-E888	W00-W19	**	**
117	Accidental discharge of firearms	E922	W32-W34	**	**
118	Accidental drowning and submersion	E910	W65-W74	**	**	Includes in bathtub, pool, lake, ocean, river, et. al. Excludes water transport accidents
119	Accidental suffocation and strangulation in bed	E913.0	W75	**	**
120	Other accidental suffocation and strangulation	E913.1-E913.9	W76-W77, W81-W84	1.1449	0.0537
121	Accidental inhalation and ingestation of food or other objects causing obstruction of respiratory tract	E911-E912	W78-W80	1.1034	0.0810
122	Accidents caused by exposure to smoke, fire and flames	E890-E899	X00-X09	**	**
123	Accidental poisoning and exposure to noxious substances	E850-E869, E924.1	X40-X49	**	**
124	Other and unspecified accidents	E900-E909, E914-E921, E923-E924.0, E924.8-E929	W20-W31, W35-W64, W85-W99, X10-X39, X50-X59	**	**
125	Assault (homicide) by hanging, strangulation and suffocation	E963	X91	**	**
126	Assault (homicide) by discharge of firearms	E965.0-E965.4	*U01.4, X93-X95	**	**
127	Neglect, abandonment and other maltreatment syndrome	E967, E968.4	Y06-Y07	**	**
128	Assault (homicide) by other and unspecified means	E960-E962, E964, E965.5-E966, E968.0-E968.3, E968.8-E968.9	U01.0-U01.3, U01.5-U01.9, X85-X90, X92, X96-Y05, Y08-Y09	1.0341	0.0417
129	Complications of medical and surgical care	E870-E879, E930-E949	Y40-Y84	**	**
130	Other external causes	E970-E979	Y10-Y36	**	**

The new ICD codes for terrorism are preceded with '*'. See Classification of Death and Injury Resulting from Terrorism on the CDC website.

** Figure does not meet NCHS standards for reliability or precision.

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NCHS 130 Selected Causes of Infant Death