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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Popul Res Policy Rev. 2019 Apr 5;39(1):77–97. doi: 10.1007/s11113-019-09527-0

Appendix Table 1.

Alcohol-attributable fractions (AAF) and ICD-10 codes for alcohol-related adult causes of death.

Cause of death Sexa AAF Indirect AAF by consumption level ICD-10 Codes
Low Med High
CHRONIC CAUSES
  100% attributable
   Alcoholic psychosis 1 -- -- -- F10.3-F10.9
   Alcohol abuse 1 -- -- -- F10.0-F10.1
   Alcohol dependence syndrome 1 -- -- -- F10.2
   Alcohol polyneuropathy 1 -- -- -- G62.1
   Degeneration of nervous system due to alcohol 1 -- -- -- G31.2
   Alcoholic myopathy 1 -- -- -- G72.1
   Alcohol cardiomyopathy 1 -- -- -- I42.6
   Alcoholic gastritis 1 -- -- -- K29.2
   Alcoholic liver disease 1 -- -- -- K70-K70.4, K70.9
   Alcohol-induced chronic pancreatitis 1 -- -- -- K86.0
-- -- --
  Causes with direct AAF estimates -- -- --
   Acute pancreatitis 0.24 -- -- -- K85
   Chronic pancreatitis 0.84 -- -- -- K86.1
   Epilepsy 0.15 -- -- -- G40, G41
   Esophageal varices 0.40 -- -- -- I85, I98.2
   Gastroesophageal hemorrhage 0.47 -- -- -- K22.6
   Liver cirrhosis, unspecified 0.40 -- -- -- K74.3-K74.6, K76.0, K76.9
   Portal hypertension 0.40 -- -- -- K76.6
   Spontaneous abortion (females only) 0.04 -- -- -- O03
  Causes with indirect AAF estimates
   Breast cancer (females only) Females -- N/A 0.01 0.00 C50
   Cholelithiases Males -- N/A −0.01 −0.01 K80
Females -- N/A −0.01 0.00
   Chronic hepatitis Males -- N/A 0.01 0.02 K73
Females -- N/A 0.01 0.01
   Esophageal cancer Males -- N/A 0.03 0.07 C15
Females -- N/A 0.04 0.02
   Hypertension Males -- N/A 0.01 0.02 I10-I15
Females -- N/A 0.01 0.01
   Ischemic heart disease Males -- N/A 0.00 0.00 I20-I25
Females -- N/A 0.00 0.00
   Laryngeal cancer Males -- N/A 0.07 0.09 C32
Females -- N/A 0.08 0.03
   Liver cancer Males -- N/A 0.05 0.06 C22
Females -- N/A 0.05 0.02
   Oropharyngeal cancer Males -- N/A 0.02 0.10 C01-C06, C09-C10, C12-C14
Females -- N/A 0.02 0.03
   Psoriasis Males -- N/A 0.02 0.03 L40.0-L40.4, L40.8, L40.9
Females -- N/A 0.02 0.01
   Stroke, ischemic Males -- N/A 0.03 0.01 G45, I63, I65-I67, I69.3
Females -- N/A 0.01 0.00
   Stroke, hemorrhagic Males -- N/A 0.07 0.11 I60-I62, I69-I69.2
Females -- N/A 0.02 0.01
   Superventricular cardiac dysrhythmia Males -- N/A 0.03 0.03 I47.1, I47.9, I48
Females -- N/A 0.03 0.01
ACUTE CAUSES
  100% attributable
   Alcohol poisoning 1 -- -- -- X45, Y15, T51.0, T51.1, T51.9
   Excessive blood alcohol level 1 -- -- -- R78.0
   Suicide by an exposure to alcohol 1 -- -- -- X65
             
  Causes with direct AAF estimates
   Air-space transport 0.18 -- -- -- V95-V97
   Aspiration 0.18 -- -- -- W78-W79
   Drowning injuries 0.34 -- -- -- W65-W74
   Fall injuries 0.32 -- -- -- W00-W19
   Fire injuries 0.42 -- -- -- X00-X09
   Firearm injuries 0.18 -- -- -- W32-W34
   Homicide 0.47 -- -- -- X85-Y09, Y87.1
   Motor-vehicle non-traffic crashes 0.18 -- -- -- V02.0, V03.0, V04.0, V09.0, V12-V14(.0-.2), V19.0-V19.3, V20-V28(.0-.2), V29.0-V29.3, V30-V39(.0-.3),V40-V49(.0-.3), V50-V59(.0-.3), V60-V69(.0-.3), V70-V79(.0-.3), V81.0, V82.0, V83-V86(.4-.9), V88.0-V88.8, V89.0
   Motor-vehicle traffic crashes Males V02(.1, .9), V03(.1, .9), V04(.1, .9), V09.2, V12-V14(.3-.9), V19.4-V19.6, V20-V28(.3-.9), V29.4-V29.9, V30-V39(.4-.9), V40-V49(.4-.9), V50-V59(.4-.9), V60-V69(.4-.9), V70-V79(.4-.9), V80.3-V80.5, V81.1, V82.1, V83-V86(.0-.3), V87.0-V87.8, V89.2
  25–34 yrs 0.49 -- -- --
  35–44 yrs 0.47 -- -- --
  45–54 yrs 0.41 -- -- --
  55–64 yrs 0.28 -- -- --
 65+ yrs 0.12 -- -- --
Females
  25–34 yrs 0.37 -- -- --
  35–44 yrs 0.34 -- -- --
  45–54 yrs 0.28 -- -- --
  55–64 yrs 0.16 -- -- --
  65+ yrs 0.08 -- -- --
   Occupational and machine injuries 0.18 -- -- -- W24-W31, W45
   Other road vehicle crashes 0.18 -- -- -- V01, V05-V06, V09.1, V09.3, V09.9, V10-V11, V15-V18, V19.3, V19.8-V19.9, V80.0-V80.2, V80.6-V80.9, V81.2-V81.9, V82.2-V82.9, V87.9, V88.9, V89.1, V89.3, V89.9
   Poisoning (not alcohol) 0.29 -- -- -- X40-X49 (except X45)
   Suicide 0.23 -- -- -- X60-X84 (except X65), Y87.0
   Water transport 0.18 -- -- -- V90-V94
a.

Applies to both males and females if not otherwise specified

Adapted from the CDC’s ADRI application (2019). This list includes all ARDI adult causes of death for the country as a whole between 2006–2010. Indirectly-measured AAFs were estimated for any consumption of alcohol.