Table 2. Underlying causes of death by international classification of disease 10 (ICD-10) chapter and amenable mortality.
| Cause of death | Homeless (%) | Homeless
weighted (%) *** |
IMD5 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 600 (100.0%) | 600 (100.0%) | 2512 (100.0%) |
| ICD-10 chapters | |||
| I: Infections | 18 (3.0%) | 7 (1.1%) | 36 (1.4%) |
| II: Cancers | 114 (19.0%) | 131 (21.8%) | 926 (36.9%) |
| - Other | 48 (8.0%) | 76 (12.6%) | 355 (14.1%) |
| - Digestive | 28 (4.7%) | 25 (4.1%) | 242 (9.6%) |
| - Lung | 22 (3.7%) | 17 (2.9%) | 247 (9.8%) |
| - Lymph/blood | 16 (2.7%) | 13 (2.2%) | 82 (3.3%) |
| IV: Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic | 17 (2.8%) | 13 (2.2%) | 61 (2.4%) |
| V: Mental & behavioural | 14 (2.3%) | 21 (3.5%) | 82 (3.3%) |
| VI: Nervous system | 11 (1.8%) | 9 (1.6%) | 94 (3.7%) |
| IX: CVD | 96 (16.0%) | 180 (30.1%) | 571 (22.7%) |
| - Stroke | 17 (2.8%) | 63 (10.6%) | 145 (5.8%) |
| - Ischaemic Heart Disease | 39 (6.5%) | 60 (10.1%) | 251 (10.0%) |
| - Other | 18 (3.0%) | 26 (4.3%) | 89 (3.5%) |
| - Other heart disease | 22 (3.7%) | 31 (5.2%) | 86 (3.4%) |
| X: Respiratory | 60 (10.0%) | 100 (16.7%) | 339 (13.5%) |
| - COPD | 36 (6.0%) | 52 (8.7%) | 213 (8.5%) |
| - Other | 24 (4.0%) | 48 (8.0%) | 126 (5.0%) |
| XI: Digestive | 114 (19.0%) | 77 (12.8%) | 227 (9.0%) |
| - Liver | 83 (13.8%) | 51 (8.6%) | 69 (2.7%) |
| - Other | 31 (5.2%) | 25 (4.2%) | 158 (6.3%) |
| XX: External | 130 (21.7%) | 44 (7.4%) | 99 (3.9%) |
| - Accidents | 105 (17.5%) | 35 (5.8%) | 66 (2.6%) |
| - Self-harm | 15 (2.5%) | 6 (1.0%) | 14 (0.6%) |
| - Other | 10 (1.7%) | 3 (0.6%) | 19 (0.8%) |
| Other | 26 (4.3%) | 17 (2.8%) | 77 (3.1%) |
| Deaths related to alcohol, drugs or suicide * | |||
| Alcohol | 97 (16.2%) | 59 (9.8%) | 67 (2.7%) |
| Drugs | 79 (13.2%) | 22 (3.6%) | 23 (0.9%) |
| Suicide | 24 (4.0%) | 9 (1.5%) | 22 (0.9%) |
| Other | 400 (66.7%) | 510 (85.1%) | 2400 (95.5%) |
| Amenable to health care ** | |||
| Amenable | 166 (27.7%) | 181 (30.2%) | 578 (23.0%) |
| Not amenable | 434 (72.3%) | 419 (69.8%) | 1934 (77.0%) |
IMD5 - Index of Multiple Deprivation 5 (high social deprivation), CVD – cardiovascular disease
*See extended data for ICD-10 code lists used to define underlying causes of death due to alcohol, drugs or suicide
**See extended data for ICD-10 code lists and age restrictions used to define amenable causes of death.
***Deaths in the homeless group have been weighted so that their age and sex mix matches deaths in the IMD5 group. The homeless group is younger, so weighting means that causes of death that typically occur at a younger age (e.g. accidents) receive less overall weight.