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.
