Table 2.

Garbage codes and their target underlying causes. Possible underlying causes are listed in the left column, and garbage codes are listed along the top row. Check marks represent which underlying causes were chosen as potential targets for a given garbage code

Possible true underlying cause	Garbage code
	Septicemia	Heart failure	Ill-defined cancer	Volume depletion	Ill-defined	Ill-defined cardiovascular	Ill-defined injury	Undetermined intent	Ill-defined infectious
A.1 HIV and tuberculosis	✓			✓	✓				✓
A.2 Respiratory infections	✓			✓	✓				✓
A.3 Maternal conditions	✓			✓	✓				✓
A.4 Perinatal conditions	✓			✓	✓				✓
A.5 Other communicable diseases	✓			✓	✓				✓
B.1.1 Lung cancer	✓		✓	✓	✓
B.1.2 Liver cancer	✓		✓	✓	✓
B.1.3 Breast cancer	✓		✓	✓	✓
B.1.4 Digestive cancers	✓		✓	✓	✓
B.1.5 Lymphomas and leukaemias	✓		✓	✓	✓
B.1.6 Other cancers	✓		✓	✓	✓
B.2 Diabetes mellitus	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓
B.3.1 Ischaemic heart disease	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓
B.3.2 Stroke	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓
B.3.3 Other cardiovascular diseases	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓
B.4 Chronic respiratory diseases	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓
B.5 Cirrhosis	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓
B.6 Renal failure	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓
B.7 Other non-communicable diseases	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓
B.8 Mental and neurological conditions					✓
C.1.1 Road traffic injuries	✓			✓	✓		✓
C.1.2 Other unintentional injuries	✓			✓	✓		✓	✓
C.2.1 Suicide	✓			✓	✓		✓	✓
C.2.2 Homicide and war	✓			✓	✓		✓	✓