Table 1.
Frequency of selected cardiovascular and other causes as the underlying cause of death, US, Mexico, and Brazil.
| Cause | ICD-10 codes | US (%) | Mexico (%) | Brazil (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of death records | 14,500,497 | 920,517 | 3,033,240 | |
| Lower respiratory infections | J10-J18, J20-J22 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| Cancers | C00-C97 | 22.9 | 13.4 | 13.8 |
| Diabetes | E10-E14 | 3.0 | 13.4 | 3.9 |
| All Cardiovascular diseases | I00-I99 | 38.1 | 23.3 | 27.8 |
| Ischemic heart disease | I20-I25 | 20.5 | 10.5 | 8.4 |
| Cerebrovascular disease | I60-I69 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 8.9 |
| Hypertensive heart disease | I10-I13 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Cardiomyopathy | I42-I43 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Heart failure | I50 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.7 |
| Cardiac arrest | I46, I47.2, I49.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Other cardiovascular diseases | balance of I00-I99 | 4.6 | 2.1 | 3.3 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) | J40-J44 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
| Digestive diseases | K20-K92 | 3.5 | 9.8 | 4.8 |
| Other diseases | 25.0 | 32.7 | 42.8 | |