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NCHS 52 Rankable Causes of Death
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-10 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 | Salmonella infections | 002-003 | A01-A02 | 0.81 | 0.0644 | |
| 2 | Shigellosis and amebiasis | 004, 006 | A03, A06 | ** | ** | |
| 3 | Tuberculosis | 010-018 | A16-A19 | 0.85 | 0.0172 | |
| 4 | Whooping cough | 033 | A37 | ** | ** | |
| 5 | Scarlet fever and erysipelas | 034.1 - 035 | A38, A46 | ** | ** | |
| 6 | Meningococcal infection | 036 | A39 | 1.00 | 0.0149 | |
| 7 | Septicemia | 038 | A40-A41 | 1.19 | 0.0042 | |
| 8 | Syphilis | 090-097 | A50-A53 | 0.64 | 0.1184 | |
| 9 | Acute poliomyelitis | 045 | A80 | ** | ** | |
| 10 | Arthropod-borne viral encephalitis | 062-064 | A83-A84, A85.2 | ** | ** | |
| 11 | Measles | 055 | B05 | ** | ** | |
| 12 | Viral hepatitis | 070 | B15-B19 | 0.83 | 0.0120 | |
| 13 | Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease | 042-044 | B20-B24 | 1.06 | 0.0018 | |
| 14 | Malaria | 084 | B50-B54 | ** | ** | |
| 15 | Malignant neoplasms | 140-208 | C00-C97 | 1.01 | 0.0002 | Common name: Cancer |
| 16 | In situ neoplasms, benign neoplasms and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behavior | 210-239 | D00-D48 | 1.67 | 0.0164 | |
| 17 | Anemias | 280-285 | D50-D64 | 0.96 | 0.0077 | |
| 18 | Diabetes mellitus | 250 | E10-E14 | 1.01 | 0.0011 | |
| 19 | Nutritional deficiencies | 260-269 | E40-E64 | 1.16 | 0.0165 | |
| 20 | Meningitis | 320-322 | G00, G03 | 1.01 | 0.0136 | |
| 21 | Parkinson's disease | 332 | G20-G21 | 1.00 | 0.0028 | |
| 22 | Alzheimer's disease | 331.0 | G30 | 1.55 | 0.0071 | |
| 23 | Diseases of heart | 390-398, 402, 404, 410-429 | I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51 | 0.99 | 0.0002 | Common name: Heart disease |
| 24 | Essential hypertension and hypertensive renal disease | 401, 403 | I10, I12, I15 | 1.12 | 0.0050 | |
| 25 | Cerebrovascular diseases | 430-434, 436-438 | I60-I69 | 1.06 | 0.0008 | Common name: Stroke |
| 26 | Atherosclerosis | 440 | I70 | 0.96 | 0.0025 | |
| 27 | Aortic aneurysm and dissection | 441 | I71 | 1.00 | 0.0010 | |
| 28 | Influenza and pneumonia | 480-487 | J09-J18 | 0.70 | 0.0018 | |
| 29 | Acute bronchitis and bronchiolitis | 466 | J20-J21 | 0.75 | 0.0264 | |
| 30 | Chronic lower respiratory diseases (CLRD) | 490-494, 496 | J40-J47 | 1.05 | 0.0009 | Includes chronic bronchitis, emphysema, asthma, and other CLRDs |
| 31 | Pneumoconioses and chemical effects | 500-506 | J60-J66, J68 | 1.02 | 0.0099 | |
| 32 | Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids | 507 | J69 | 1.12 | 0.0048 | |
| 33 | Peptic ulcer | 531-534 | K25-K28 | 0.97 | 0.0045 | |
| 34 | Diseases of appendix | 540-543 | K35-K38 | 1.03 | 0.0242 | |
| 35 | Hernia | 550-553 | K40-K46 | 1.04 | 0.0154 | |
| 36 | Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis | 571 | K70, K73-K74 | 1.04 | 0.0027 | |
| 37 | Cholelithiasis and other disorders of gallbladder | 574-575 | K80-K82 | 0.96 | 0.0060 | |
| 38 | Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis | 580-589 | N00-N07, N17-N19, N25-N27 | 1.23 | 0.0044 | Common name: Kidney disease |
| 39 | Infections of kidney | 590 | N10-N12, N13.6, N15.1 | 1.01 | 0.0144 | |
| 40 | Hyperplasia of prostate | 600 | N40 | 1.00 | 0.0159 | |
| 41 | Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs | 614-616 | N70-N76 | 0.98 | 0.0410 | |
| 42 | Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium | 630-676 | O00-O99 | ** | ** | This is not the same as "maternal mortality." Maternal death counts and rates are reported here. |
| 43 | Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period | 760-771.2, 771.4-779 | P00-P96 | 1.07 | 0.0033 | |
| 44 | Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities | 740-759 | Q00-Q99 | 0.85 | 0.0055 | Common names: Birth defects or Congenital anomalies |
| 45 | Unintentional injuries | E800-E869, E880-E929 | V01-X59, Y85-Y86 | 1.03 | 0.0014 | |
| 46 | Intentional self-harm (suicide) | E950-E959 | X60-X84, Y87.0, *U03 | 1.00 | 0.0005 | |
| 47 | Assault (homicide) | E960-E969, E979, E999 | X85-Y09, Y87.1, *U01-*U02 | 1.00 | 0.0006 | |
| 48 | Legal intervention | E970-E978 | Y35, Y89.0 | ** | ** | |
| 49 | Operations of war and their sequelae | E990-E998 | Y36, Y89.1 | ** | ** | |
| 50 | Complications of medical and surgical care | E870-E879, E930-E949 | Y40-Y84, Y88 | ** | ** | |
| 51 | Enterocolitis due to Clostridium difficile | -- | A04.7 | -- | -- | |
| 52 | Coronavirus disease 2019 | -- | U07.1 | -- | -- | Common name: COVID-19 |
The ICD codes for terrorism are preceded with '*' because they are not used internationally. See Classification of Death and Injury Resulting from Terrorism on the CDC website.
** Figure does not meet NCHS standards for reliability or precision.