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. 2016 Jun 2;31(Suppl 2):S121–S128. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2016.31.S2.S121

Table 1. Ranking of garbage codes by number of deaths in 2012.

Rank Garbage code No. of deaths
Male Female Total
1 Senility 4,938 10,116 15,054
2 Pneumonitis 5,496 5,274 10,770
3 Heart failure 1,441 2,849 4,290
4 Renal failure 2,196 2,000 4,196
5 Disseminated intravascular coagulation, cardiac arrest, acute respiratory failure, and coma 2,182 1,530 3,712
6 Hypertension 780 1,567 2,347
7 Undetermined intentional or unintentional 1,495 806 2,301
8 Cerebrovascular disease 1,070 1,225 2,295
9 Septicemia 922 1,233 2,155
10 Unintentional exposure to unspecified factors 691 1,196 1,887
11 Malignant neoplasm without specification of site 500 433 933
12 Unspecified heart disease 466 336 802
13 Gastrointestinal hemorrhage 332 327 659
14 All disorders of electrolyte and fluid balance 258 184 442
15 Cardiac conduction disorders 186 231 417