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. 2015 Nov 5;10(11):e0141073. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0141073

Table 1. ICD codes for cause of death or hospital discharge.

Classification ICD 9 ICD 10
Infectious and parasitic diseases 001–139 A00–B99
Cancer 140–208 C00–C97
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases 240–279 E00–E89
Mental and behavioural disorders 290–319, Excluding: 305.2–305.9 F00–F99, Excluding: F11–F16, F19
Diseases of the nervous system 320–389 G00–G99
Diseases of the circulatory system 390–459 I00–I99
Diseases of the respiratory system 460–519 J00–J99
Diseases of the digestive system 520–579 K00–K93
Accidental E800–E949, Excluding: E850–E858 V01–X59
(non-DRD) Suicide E950.6–E959 X65–X84
Homicide E960–E969, Excluding: E962.0 X86–Y09
Drugs-related death a
 Mental and behavioural disorders due to psychoactive substance misuse 292, 304, Excluding: 304.6 F11–F16, F19
 Accidental poisoning E850–E858 X40–X44
 Intentional self-poisoning by drugs, medicaments and biological substances E950.0–E950.5 X60–X64
 Assault by drugs, medicaments and biological substances E962.0 X85
 Events of undetermined intent, poisoning E980.0–E980.5 Y10–Y14
Drugs-related morbidity b
 Poisoning by drugs, medicaments and biological substances 960–976 T36–T50
 Mental and behavioural disorders due to psychoactive substance misuse 292, 304 excluding 304.6 F11–F16, F19

Abreviations: DRD, drugs-related death; ICD, International Classification of Disease

a Any codes corresponding to drugs-related causes were excluded from other categories, so all are mutually exclusive

b Category used only for hospital discharge diagnoses