Table 1.
Infection-attributed deaths and corresponding infection subgroups.
| Cause of Death Category | ICD-9 Codes | ICD-10 Codes | Infection Subgroup |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salmonella infections | 002-003 | A01-A02 | Abdominal |
| Shigellosis and amebiasis | 004, 006 | A03, A06 | Abdominal |
| Certain other intestinal infections | 007-009 | A04, A07-A09 | Abdominal |
| Respiratory tuberculosis | 010-012 | A16 | Respiratory |
| Other tuberculosis | 013-018 | A17-A19 | Respiratory |
| Whooping cough | 33 | A37 | Respiratory |
| Scarlet fever and erysipelas | 034.1-035 | A38, A46 | Other |
| Meningococcal infection | 36 | A39 | Neurological |
| Septicemia | 38 | A40-A41 | Septicemia |
| Syphilis | 090-097 | A50-A53 | Kidney/Genitourinary |
| Acute poliomyelitis | 45 | A80 | Other |
| Arthropod-borne viral encephalitis | 062-064 | A83-A84, A85.2 | Neurological |
| Measles | 55 | B05 | Other |
| Viral hepatitis | 70 | B15-B19 | Abdominal |
| Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease | 042-044 | B20-B24 | Other |
| Malaria | 84 | B50-B54 | Other |
| Other and unspecified infectious and parasitic diseases and their sequelae | 001, 005, 020-032, 037, 039-041, 046-054, 056-061, 065-066, 071-083, 085-088, 098-134, 136-139, 771.3 | 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 | Other |
| Meningitis | 320-322 | G00, G03 | Neurological |
| Acute and subacute endocarditis | 421 | I33 | Cardiac |
| Diseases of pericardium and acute myocarditis | 420, 422-423 | I30-I31, I40 | Cardiac |
| Influenza | 487 | J10-J11 | Respiratory |
| Pneumonia | 480-486 | J12-J18 | Respiratory |
| Acute bronchitis and bronchiolitis | 466 | J20-J21 | Respiratory |
| Unspecified acute lower respiratory infection | --- | J22 | Respiratory |
| Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids | 507 | J69 | Respiratory |
| Diseases of Additional File 1 - Appendices | 540-543 | K35-K38 | Abdominal |
| Cholelithiasis and other disorders of gallbladder | 574-575 | K80-K82 | Abdominal |
| Infections of kidney | 590 | N10-N12, N13.6, N15.1 | Kidney/Genitourinary |
| Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs | 614-616 | N70-N76 | Kidney/Genitourinary |
Sepsis-attributed deaths defined as deaths due to infection. The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) uses 113 causes of death categories to classify each death. Adopted from "NCHS 113 Selected Causes of Death"[31].