Table 2.
Definition of specific causes of death.
| ICD-10 diagnostic groups |
|---|
| Cardiovascular disease |
| (I05-I09) Chronic rheumatic heart diseases |
| (I10-I15) Hypertensive diseases |
| (I20-I25) Ischaemic heart diseases |
| (I26-I28) Pulmonary heart disease and diseases of pulmonary circulation |
| (I30-I52) Other forms of heart disease |
| (I60-I69) Cerebrovascular diseases |
| (I70-I79) Diseases of arteries, arterioles and capillaries |
| (I80-I89) Diseases of veins, lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes, not elsewhere classified |
| (I95-I99) Other and unspecified disorders of the circulatory system |
| Cancer |
| (C00-C14) Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx |
| (C15-C26) Malignant neoplasms of digestive organs |
| (C30-C39) Malignant neoplasm of respiratory and intrathoracic organs |
| (C40-C41) Malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage |
| (C43-C44) Melanoma and other malignant neoplasms of skin |
| (C45-C49) Malignant neoplasms of mesothelial and soft tissue |
| (C50-C50) Malignant neoplasm of breast |
| (C51-C58) Malignant neoplasms of female genital organs |
| (C60-C63) Malignant neoplasms of male genital organs |
| (C64-C68) Malignant neoplasm of urinary tract |
| (C69-C72) Malignant neoplasms of eye, brain and other parts of central nervous (C73-C75) Malignant neoplasms of thyroid and other endocrine glands |
| (C76-C80) Malignant neoplasms of ill-defined, secondary and unspecified sites |
| (C81-C96) Malignant neoplasm of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue |
| (C97-C97) Malignant neoplasms of independent (primary) multiple sites |
| (D37-D48) Neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behaviour |
| Infections |
| (A00-A09) Intestinal infectious diseases |
| (A15-A19) Tuberculosis |
| (A20-A28) Certain zoonotic bacterial diseases |
| (A30-A49) Other bacterial diseases |
| (A50-A64) Infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission |
| (A65-A69) Other spirochaetal diseases |
| (A70-A74) Other diseases caused by chlamydiae |
| (A75-A79) Rickettsioses |
| (A80-A89) Viral diseases of the central nervous system |
| (A90-A99) Arthropod-borne viral fevers and viral haemorrhagic fevers |
| (B00-B09) Viral infections characterised by skin and mucous membrane lesions |
| (B15-B19) Viral hepatitis |
| (B20-B24) Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease |
| (B35-B49) Mycoses |
| (B50-B64) Protozoal diseases |
| (B65-B83) Helminthiases |
| (B85-B89) Pediculosis, acariasis and other infestations |
| (B90-B94) Sequelae of infectious and parasitic diseases |
| (B95-B97) Bacterial, viral and other infectious agents |
| (B99-B99) Other infectious diseases |
| G00 Bacterial meningitis, not elsewhere classified |
| G01 Meningitis in bacterial diseases classified elsewhere |
| G02 Meningitis in other infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere |
| G03 Meningitis due to other and unspecified causes |
| G04 Encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis |
| G05 Encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis in diseases classified elsewhere |
| G06 Intracranial and intraspinal abscess and granuloma |
| G07 Intracranial and intraspinal abscess and granuloma in diseases classified elsewhere |
| (J00-J06) Acute respiratory infections |
| (J10-J18) Influenza and pneumonia |
| (J20-J22) Other acute lower respiratory infections |
| (M00-M03) Infectious arthropathies |
| U04 Severe acute respiratory syndrome [SARS] |
| Intentional self-harm |
| (X60-X84) Intentional self-harm |
| (Y10-Y34) Event of undetermined intent |