Table 1.
Lists of rankable and mutually exclusive causes of death categories selected from the European mortality short list used by Eurostat*
|
Rankable causes |
Cause-of-death categories with ICD-10 codes (Eurostat short list) | |
|---|---|---|
|
List I |
List II |
|
| … |
… |
All causes of death (A00-R99, V01-Y89) |
| … |
… |
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) |
| 1 |
1 |
- Tuberculosis (A15-A19, B90) |
| 2 |
2 |
- Viral hepatitis and sequelae of viral hepatitis (B15-B19, B94.2) |
| 3 |
3 |
- Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20-B24) |
| … |
… |
- Other infectious and parasitic diseases (remainder of A00-B99) |
| … |
… |
Neoplasms (C00-D48) |
| 4 |
… |
- Malignant neoplasms (C00-C97) |
| … |
4 |
Malignant neoplasm of lip, oral cavity, pharynx (C00-C14) |
| … |
5 |
Malignant neoplasm of oesophagus (C15) |
| … |
6 |
Malignant neoplasm of stomach (C16) |
| … |
7 |
Malignant neoplasm of colon, rectosigmoid junction, rectum, anus and anal canal (C18-C21) |
| … |
8 |
Malignant neoplasm of liver and intrahepatic bile ducts (C22) |
| … |
9 |
Malignant neoplasm of pancreas (C25) |
| … |
10 |
Malignant neoplasm of larynx (C32) |
| … |
11 |
Malignant neoplasm of trachea, bronchus and lung (C33, C34) |
| … |
12 |
Malignant melanoma of skin (C43) |
| … |
13 |
Malignant neoplasm of breast (C50) |
| … |
14 |
Malignant neoplasm of cervix uteri (C53) |
| … |
15 |
Malignant neoplasm of other parts of uterus (C54, C55) |
| … |
16 |
Malignant neoplasm of ovary (C56) |
| … |
17 |
Malignant neoplasm of prostate (C61) |
| … |
18 |
Malignant neoplasm of kidney, except renal pelvis (C64) |
| … |
19 |
Malignant neoplasm of bladder (C67) |
| … |
20 |
Malignant neoplasm of brain and central nervous system (C70-C72) |
| … |
21 |
Malignant neoplasm of thyroid gland (C73) |
| … |
22 |
Hodgkin disease and lymphomas (C81-C85) |
| … |
… |
Other malignant neoplasm of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue (C88, C90, 96) |
| … |
23 |
Leukaemia (C91-C95) |
| … |
… |
Other malignant neoplasms (remainder of C00-C97) |
| 5 |
24 |
- Non-malignant neoplasms (benign and uncertain) (D00-D48) |
| 6 |
25 |
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism (D50-D89) |
| … |
… |
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90) |
| 7 |
26 |
- Diabetes mellitus (E10-E14) |
| … |
… |
- Other endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (remainder of E00-E90) |
| … |
… |
Mental and behavioural disorders (F00-F99) |
| 8 |
27 |
- Dementia (F01, F03) |
| 9 |
28 |
- Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol (F10) |
| 10 |
29 |
- Drug dependence, toxicomania (F11-F16, F18-F19) |
| … |
… |
- Other mental and behavioural disorders (remainder of F00-F99) |
| … |
… |
Diseases of the nervous system and the sense organs (G00-H95) |
| 11 |
30 |
- Parkinson disease (G20) |
| 12 |
31 |
- Alzheimer disease (G30) |
| … |
… |
- Other diseases of the nervous system and the sense organs (remainder of G00-H95) |
| 13 |
… |
Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99) |
| … |
… |
- Ischaemic heart diseases (I20-I25) |
| … |
32 |
Acute myocardial infarction including subsequent myocardial infarction (I21, I22) |
| … |
… |
Other ischaemic heart diseases (I20, I23-I25) |
| … |
… |
- Other heart diseases (I30-I51) (excludes pulmonary diseases, I26-I28) |
| … |
33 |
- Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69) |
| … |
… |
- Other diseases of the circulatory system (remainder of I00-I99) |
| … |
… |
Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99) |
| 14 |
34 |
- Influenza (including swine flu) (J09-J11) |
| 15 |
35 |
- Pneumonia (J12-J18) |
| 16 |
… |
- Chronic lower respiratory diseases (J40-J47) |
| … |
36 |
Asthma and status asthmaticus (J45, J46) |
| … |
… |
Other lower respiratory diseases (J40-J44, J47) |
| … |
… |
- Other diseases of the respiratory system (remainder of J00-J99) |
| … |
… |
Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K93) |
| 17 |
37 |
- Ulcer of stomach, duodenum and jejunum (K25-K28) |
| 18 |
38 |
- Chronic liver disease (K70, K73, K74) |
| … |
… |
- Other diseases of the digestive system (remainder of K00-K93) |
| 19 |
39 |
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99) |
| … |
… |
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99) |
| 20 |
40 |
- Rheumatoid arthritis and arthrosis (M05-M06, M15-M19) |
| … |
… |
- Other diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (remainder of M00-M99) |
| … |
… |
Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99) |
| 21 |
41 |
- Diseases of kidney and ureter (N00-N29) |
| … |
… |
- Other diseases of the genitourinary system (remainder of N00-N99) |
| 22 |
42 |
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99) |
| 23 |
43 |
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96) |
| 24 |
44 |
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) |
| … |
… |
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99) |
| 25 |
45 |
- Sudden infant death syndrome (R95) |
| … |
… |
- Ill-defined and unknown causes of mortality (R96-R99) |
| … |
… |
- Other symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings (remainder of R00-R99) |
| … |
… |
External causes of morbidity and mortality (V01-Y89) |
| 26 |
… |
- Accidents (unintentional injuries) (V01-X59, Y85, Y86) |
| … |
46 |
Transport accidents (V01-V99, Y85) |
| … |
47 |
Accidental falls (W00-W19) |
| … |
48 |
Accidental drowning and submersion (W65-W74) |
| … |
49 |
Accidental poisoning by and exposure to noxious substances (X40-X49) |
| … |
… |
Other accidents (W20-W64, W75-X39, X50-X59, Y86) |
| 27 |
50 |
- Intentional self-harm (suicide) (X60-X84, Y87.0) |
| 28 |
51 |
- Assault (homicide) (X85-Y09, Y87.1) |
| … |
… |
- Event of undetermined intent (Y10-Y34, Y87.2) |
| … | … | - Other external causes of morbidity and mortality (remainder of V01-Y89) |
… – Category not applicable
*List I of rankable causes grouped cancers, diseases of circulatory system, and accidents (unintentional injuries). List II split cancers, diseases of circulatory system, and accidents. Only mutually exclusive categories are numbered.