This list of causes of death for the tabulation and dissemination of infant mortality data was prepared by the National Center for Health Statistics based on the Tenth Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) and recommendations by the World Health Organization (WHO).
This list is used for the analysis of infant mortality and for ranking leading causes of infant death, and contains more detailed titles for Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period and Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities than the List of 358 Selected Causes of Death (see Appendix A). The categories used for ranking leading causes of infant death are marked with a #, and may include one or more group numbers.
Group |
Cause of Death |
ICD-10 Codes Included | |
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases |
A00-B99 | ||
001 |
Certain intestinal infectious diseases |
A00-A08 | |
002 |
# |
Diarrhea and gastroenteritis of presumed infectious origin |
A09 |
003 |
# |
Tuberculosis |
A16-A19 |
004 |
# |
Tetanus |
A33, A35 |
005 |
# |
Diphtheria |
A36 |
006 |
# |
Whooping cough |
A37 |
007 |
# |
Meningococcal infection |
A39 |
008 |
# |
Septicemia |
A40-A41 |
009 |
# |
Congenital syphilis |
A50 |
010 |
# |
Gonococcal infection |
A54 |
Viral diseases |
A80-B34 | ||
011 |
# |
Acute poliomyelitis |
A80 |
012 |
# |
Varicella (chickenpox) |
B01 |
013 |
# |
Measles |
B05 |
014 |
# |
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease |
B20-B24 |
015 |
# |
Mumps |
B26 |
016 |
Other and unspecified viral diseases |
A81-B00, B02-B04, B06-B19, B25, B27-B34 | |
017 |
# |
Candidiasis |
B37 |
018 |
# |
Malaria |
B50-B54 |
019 |
# |
Pneumocystosis |
B59 |
020 |
Other and unspecified infectious and parasitic diseases and their sequelae |
A20-A32, A38, A42-A49, A51-A53, A55-A79, B35-B36, B38-B49, B55-B58, B60-B99 | |
Neoplasms |
C00-D48 | ||
# |
Malignant neoplasms |
C00-C97 | |
021 |
Hodgkin's disease and non-Hodgkin's lymphomas |
C81-C85 | |
022 |
Leukemia |
C91-C95 | |
023 |
Other and unspecified malignant neoplasms |
C00-C80, C88, C90, C96-C97 | |
024 |
# |
In situ neoplasms, benign neoplasms and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behavior |
D00-D48 |
# |
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism |
D50-D89 | |
025 |
Anemias |
D50-D64 | |
026 |
Hemorrhagic conditions and other diseases of blood and blood-forming organs |
D65-D76 | |
027 |
Certain disorders involving the immune mechanism |
D80-D89 | |
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases |
E00-E88 | ||
028 |
# |
Short stature, not elsewhere classified |
E34.3 |
029 |
# |
Nutritional deficiencies |
E40-E64 |
030 |
# |
Cystic fibrosis |
E84 |
031 |
# |
Volume depletion, disorders of fluid, electrolyte and acid-base balance |
E86-E87 |
032 |
All other endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases |
E00-E32, E34.0-E34.2, E34.4-E34.9, E65-E83, E85, E88 | |
Diseases of the nervous system |
G00-G98 | ||
033 |
# |
Meningitis |
G00, G03 |
034 |
# |
Infantile spinal muscular atrophy, type I (Werdnig-Hoffman) |
G12.0 |
035 |
# |
Infantile cerebral palsy |
G80 |
036 |
# |
Anoxic brain damage, not elsewhere classified |
G93.1 |
037 |
Other diseases of nervous system |
G04, G06-G11, G12.1-G12.9, G20-G72, G81-G92, G93.0, G93.2-G93.9, G95-G98 | |
038 |
# |
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process |
H60-H93 |
# |
Diseases of the circulatory system |
I00-I99 | |
039 |
Pulmonary heart disease and diseases of pulmonary circulation |
I26-I28 | |
040 |
Pericarditis, endocarditis and myocarditis |
I30, I33, I40 | |
041 |
Cardiomyopathy |
I42 | |
042 |
Cardiac arrest |
I46 | |
043 |
Cerebrovascular diseases |
I60-I69 | |
044 |
All other diseases of circulatory system |
I00-I25, I31, I34-I38, I44-I45, I47-I51, I70-I99 | |
Diseases of the respiratory system |
J00-J98 | ||
045 |
Acute upper respiratory infections |
J00-J06 | |
# |
Influenza and pneumonia |
J10-J18 | |
046 |
Influenza |
J10-J11 | |
047 |
Pneumonia |
J12-J18 | |
048 |
# |
Acute bronchitis and acute bronchiolitis |
J20-J21 |
049 |
# |
Bronchitis, chronic and unspecified |
J40-J42 |
050 |
# |
Asthma |
J45-J46 |
051 |
# |
Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids |
J69 |
052 |
Other and unspecified diseases of respiratory system |
J22, J30-J39, J43-J44, J47-J68, J70-J98 | |
Diseases of the digestive system |
K00-K92 | ||
053 |
# |
Gastritis, duodenitis, and noninfective enteritis and colitis |
K29, K50-K55 |
054 |
# |
Hernia of abdominal cavity and intestinal obstruction without hernia |
K40-K46, K56 |
055 |
All other and unspecified diseases of digestive system |
K00-K28, K30-K38, K57-K92 | |
Diseases of the genitourinary system |
N00-N98 | ||
056 |
# |
Renal failure and other disorders of kidney |
N17-N19, N25, N27 |
057 |
Other and unspecified diseases of genitourinary system |
N00-N15, N20-N23, N26, N28-N98 | |
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period |
P00-P96 | ||
Newborn affected by maternal factors and by complications of pregnancy, labor and delivery |
P00-P04 | ||
058 |
# |
Newborn affected by maternal hypertensive disorders |
P00.0 |
059 |
# |
Newborn affected by other maternal conditions which may be unrelated to present pregnancy |
P00.1-P00.9 |
# |
Newborn affected by maternal complications of pregnancy |
P01 | |
060 |
Newborn affected by incompetent cervix |
P01.0 | |
061 |
Newborn affected by premature rupture of membranes |
P01.1 | |
062 |
Newborn affected by multiple pregnancy |
P01.5 | |
063 |
Newborn affected by other maternal complications of pregnancy |
P01.2-P01.4, P01.6-P01.9 | |
# |
Newborn affected by complications of placenta, cord and membranes |
P02 | |
064 |
Newborn affected by complications involving placenta |
P02.0-P02.3 | |
065 |
Newborn affected by complications involving cord |
P02.4-P02.6 | |
066 |
Newborn affected by chorioamnionitis |
P02.7 | |
067 |
Newborn affected by other and unspecified abnormalities of membranes |
P02.8-P02.9 | |
068 |
# |
Newborn affected by other complications of labor and delivery |
P03 |
069 |
# |
Newborn affected by noxious influences transmitted via placenta or breast milk |
P04 |
Disorders related to length of gestation and fetal malnutrition |
P05-P08 | ||
070 |
# |
Slow fetal growth and fetal malnutrition |
P05 |
# |
Disorders related to short gestation and low birth weight, not elsewhere classified |
P07 | |
071 |
Extremely low birth weight or extreme immaturity |
P07.0, P07.2 | |
072 |
Other low birth weight or preterm |
P07.1, P07.3 | |
073 |
# |
Disorders related to long gestation and high birth weight |
P08 |
074 |
# |
Birth trauma |
P10-P15 |
# |
Intrauterine hypoxia and birth asphyxia |
P20-P21 | |
075 |
Intrauterine hypoxia |
P20 | |
076 |
Birth asphyxia |
P21 | |
077 |
# |
Respiratory distress of newborn |
P22 |
Other respiratory conditions originating in the perinatal period |
P23-P28 | ||
078 |
# |
Congenital pneumonia |
P23 |
079 |
# |
Neonatal aspiration syndromes |
P24 |
080 |
# |
Interstitial emphysema and related conditions originating in the perinatal period |
P25 |
081 |
# |
Pulmonary hemorrhage originating in the perinatal period |
P26 |
082 |
# |
Chronic respiratory disease originating in the perinatal period |
P27 |
083 |
# |
Atelectasis |
P28.0-P28.1 |
084 |
All other respiratory conditions originating in the perinatal period |
P28.2-P28.9 | |
Infections specific to the perinatal period |
P35-P39 | ||
085 |
# |
Bacterial sepsis of newborn |
P36 |
086 |
# |
Omphalitis of newborn with or without mild hemorrhage |
P38 |
087 |
All other infections specific to the perinatal period |
P35, P37, P39 | |
Hemorrhagic and hematological disorders of newborn |
P50-P61 | ||
088 |
# |
Neonatal hemorrhage |
P50-P52, P54 |
089 |
# |
Hemorrhagic disease of newborn |
P53 |
090 |
# |
Hemolytic disease of newborn due to isoimmunization and other perinatal jaundice |
P55-P59 |
091 |
# |
Hematological disorders |
P60-P61 |
092 |
# |
Syndrome of infant of a diabetic mother and neonatal diabetes mellitus |
P70.0-P70.2 |
093 |
# |
Necrotizing enterocolitis of newborn |
P77 |
094 |
# |
Hydrops fetalis not due to hemolytic disease |
P83.2 |
095 |
Other perinatal conditions |
P29, P70.3-P70.9, P71-P76, P78-P81, P83.0-P83.1, P83.3-P83.9, P90-P96 | |
# |
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities |
Q00-Q99 | |
096 |
Anencephaly and similar malformations |
Q00 | |
097 |
Congenital hydrocephalus |
Q03 | |
098 |
Spina bifida |
Q05 | |
099 |
Other congenital malformations of nervous system |
Q01-Q02, Q04, Q06-Q07 | |
100 |
Congenital malformations of heart |
Q20-Q24 | |
101 |
Other congenital malformations of circulatory system |
Q25-Q28 | |
102 |
Congenital malformations of respiratory system |
Q30-Q34 | |
103 |
Congenital malformations of digestive system |
Q35-Q45 | |
104 |
Congenital malformations of genitourinary system |
Q50-Q64 | |
105 |
Congenital malformations and deformations of musculoskeletal system, limbs and integument |
Q65-Q85 | |
106 |
Down's syndrome |
Q90 | |
107 |
Edward's syndrome |
Q91.0-Q91.3 | |
108 |
Patau's syndrome |
Q91.4-Q91.7 | |
109 |
Other congenital malformations and deformations |
Q10-Q18, Q86-Q89 | |
110 |
Other chromosomal abnormalities, not elsewhere classified |
Q92-Q99 | |
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified |
R00-R99 | ||
111 |
# |
Sudden infant death syndrome |
R95 |
112 |
Other symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified |
R00-R53, R55-R94, R96-R99 | |
113 |
All other diseases (Residual) |
F01-F99, H00-H57, L00-M99 | |
External causes of mortality |
V01-Y89 | ||
# |
Accidents |
V01-X59, Y85-Y86 | |
Transport accidents |
V01-V99, Y85 | ||
114 |
Motor vehicle accidents |
V02-V04, V09.0, V09.2, V12-V14, V19.0-V19.2, V19.4-V19.6, V20-V79, V80.3-V80.5, V81.0-V81.1, V82.0-V82.1, V83-V86, V87.0-V87.8, V88.0-V88.8, V89.0, V89.2 | |
115 |
Other and unspecified transport accidents and their sequelae |
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, V90-V99, Y85 | |
116 |
Falls |
W00-W19 | |
117 |
Accidental discharge of firearms |
W32-W34 | |
118 |
Accidental drowning and submersion |
W65-W74 | |
119 |
Accidental suffocation and strangulation in bed |
W75 | |
120 |
Other accidental suffocation and strangulation |
W76-W77, W81-W84 | |
121 |
Accidental inhalation and ingestion of food or other objects causing obstruction of respiratory tract |
W78-W80 | |
122 |
Accidents caused by exposure to smoke, fire and flames |
X00-X09 | |
123 |
Accidental poisoning and exposure to noxious substances |
X40-X49 | |
124 |
Other and unspecified accidents and their sequelae |
W20-W31, W35-W64, W85-W99, X10-X39, X50-X59, Y86 | |
# |
Assault (homicide) |
X85-Y09, Y87.1 | |
125 |
Assault (homicide) by hanging, strangulation and suffocation |
X91 | |
126 |
Assault (homicide) by discharge of firearms |
X93-X95 | |
127 |
Neglect, abandonment and other maltreatment syndromes |
Y06-Y07 | |
128 |
Assault (homicide) by other and unspecified means and their sequelae |
X85-X90, X92, X96-X99, Y00-Y05, Y08-Y09, Y87.1 | |
129 |
# |
Complications of medical and surgical care |
Y40-Y84, Y88 |
130 |
Other external causes and their sequelae |
X60-X84, Y10-Y36, Y87.0, Y87.2, Y89 |
# Category is used for ranking leading causes of infant death.
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