Table 2.

The six main cause-of-death groups used in the study and the related ICD9 codes.

Abbreviation	Description	Numbers within the 65-cause list [22]	ICD9
infect	Infectious diseases (based on the classification by Wolleswinkel-van den Bosch et al. [23])	8–12, 14, 15, 18–22, 24–28, 35–39, 43-44, 50–53, 58, 59	001–004, 006–018, 020–027, 030–057, 060–066, 070–075, 077–088, 090–104, 110–118, 120–139, 320–326, 380–392, 466, 480–487, 510-511, 532, 540–543, 555–558, 562, 567, 580, 670, 681-682
resp	Chronic respiratory diseases	29 + 30	415, 460–465, 470, 472–478, 490–496, 500–508, 512–529
cancer	Cancers	2–6	142, 150–165, 170–175, 179–185, 200, 202, 203
cvd	Cardiovascular disease = cerebrovascular diseases + diseases of circulatory system	13, 32–34	393–398, 401–405, 410–414, 416-417, 420–438, 445, 451–456, 458-459
extern	External causes of death = violence + suicide	61–64	005, 304-305, E800–807, E810–E838, E840–E848, E850–E876, E878–E888, E890–E903, E905–E978, E980–E999
other	Other diseases	rest (1–65)	rest (001–E999)