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APPENDIX B.
LIST OF 50 SELECTED CATEGORIES OF CAUSES OF DEATH
USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES,
SHOWING GROUP NUMBERS, CAUSES OF DEATH,
AND ICD-10 CODES INCLUDED IN EACH CATEGORY

These cause-of-death categories were adapted from the National Center for Health Statistics List of 358 Selected Causes of Death (see Appendix A), and were constructed in part by combining certain titles from that list.

These categories are used for ranking leading causes of death.

Group Numbers Included*

Cause of Death

ICD-10 Codes Included

002, 003

Salmonella infections

A01-A02

004, 006

Shigellosis and amebiasis

A03, A06

009, 010

Tuberculosis

A16-A19

015

Whooping cough

A37

016

Scarlet fever and erysipelas

A38, A46

017

Meningococcal infection

A39

018

Septicemia

A40-A41

020-022

Syphilis

A50-A53

028

Acute poliomyelitis

A80

030

Arthropod-borne viral encephalitis

A83-A84, A85.2

036

Measles

B05

038

Viral hepatitis

B15-B19

039-043

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease

B20-B24

046

Malaria

B50-B54

056-108

Malignant neoplasms

C00-C97

110-115

In situ neoplasms, benign neoplasms and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behavior

D00-D48

116-119

Anemias

D50-D64

124

Diabetes mellitus

E10-E14

129-131

Nutritional deficiencies

E40-E64

145

Meningitis

G00, G03

147

Parkinson's disease

G20-G21

148

Alzheimer's disease

G30

156-160, 162, 164-181

Diseases of heart

I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51

161, 163

Essential (primary) hypertension and hypertensive renal disease

I10, I12

182-186

Cerebrovascular diseases

I60-I69

187

Atherosclerosis

I70

188

Aortic aneurysm and dissection

I71

195-198

Influenza and pneumonia

J10-J18

199

Acute bronchitis and bronchiolitis

J20-J21

202-207

Chronic lower respiratory diseases

J40-J47

208

Pneumoconioses and chemical effects

J60-J66, J68

209, 210

Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids

J69

217-220

Peptic ulcer

K25-K28

223

Diseases of appendix

K35-K38

224

Hernia

K40-K46

230-232

Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis

K70, K73-K74

234

Cholelithiasis and other disorders of gallbladder

K80-K82

247-249, 251, 253

Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis

N00-N07, N17-N19, N25-N27

**

Infections of kidney

N10-N12, N13.6, N15.1

256

Hyperplasia of prostate

N40

259

Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs

N70-N76

261-273

Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

O00-O99

274-281

Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period

P00-P96

282-290

Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities

Q00-Q99

295-330

Accidents

V01-X59, Y85, Y86

331-337

Intentional self-harm (suicide)

X60-X84, Y87.0

338-346

Assault (homicide)

X85-Y09, Y87.1

353-354

Legal intervention

Y35, Y89.0

335

Operations of war and their sequelae

Y36, Y89.1

356-358

Complications of medical and surgical care

Y40-Y84, Y88

* Refer to Appendix A for the cause(s) of death and ICD-10 codes included in each individual group number.

** The ICD-10 codes included in this category have no corresponding group number.

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