NCHS 113 Selected Causes of Death

In order to provide a consistent grouping and ranking standard, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) prepared a List of 113 Selected Causes of Death. Fifty causes on that list were designated as eligible to be ranked as leading causes of death (List of 50 Rankable Causes of Death). For more information about the NCHS rankings see Cause of Death Ranking on the NCHS website.

ICD-9 was used to code death causes from 1979 through 1998. ICD-9 codes and comparability ratios are included below for comparison to pre-1999 mortality data. ICD-9-CM is still is use for hospital and emergency department diagnoses and procedures.

A full list of ICD codes is available at http://www.who.int/classifications/icd/en/.


Cause of Death ICD-9 Codes ICD-10 Codes Comparability Ratio Standard Error Note
1 Salmonella infections 002-003 A01-A02 0.81 0.0644
2 Shigellosis and amebiasis 004, 006 A03, A06 ** **
3 Certain other intestinal infections 007-009 A04, A07-A09 0.60 0.0248
4 Respiratory tuberculosis 010-012 A16 0.91 0.0201
5 Other tuberculosis 013-018 A17-A19 0.70 0.0407
6 Whooping cough 033 A37 ** **
7 Scarlet fever and erysipelas 034.1-035 A38, A46 ** **
8 Meningococcal infection 036 A39 1.00 0.0149
9 Septicemia 038 A40-A41 1.19 0.0042
10 Syphilis 090-097 A50-A53 0.64 0.1184
11 Acute poliomyelitis 045 A80 ** **
12 Arthropod-borne viral encephalitis 062-064 A83-A84, A85.2 ** **
13 Measles 055 B05 ** **
14 Viral hepatitis 070 B15-B19 0.83 0.0120
15 Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease 042-044 B20-B24 1.06 0.0018 AIDS
16 Malaria 084 B50-B54 ** **
17 Other and unspecified infectious and parasitic diseases and their sequelae 001, 005, 020-032, 037, 039-041, 046-054, 056-061, 065-066, 071-083, 085-088, 098-134, 136-139, 771.3 A00, A05, A20-A36, A42-A44, A48-A49, A54-A79, A81-A82, A85.0-A85.1, A85.8, A86-B04, B06-B09, B25-B49, B55-B99 1.10 0.0154
18 Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx 140-149 C00-C14 0.96 0.0040
19 Malignant neoplasm of esophagus 150 C15 1.00 0.0020
20 Malignant neoplasm of stomach 151 C16 1.01 0.0019
21 Malignant neoplasms of colon, rectum and anus 153-154 C18-C21 1.00 0.0009 Colorectal cancer
22 Malignant neoplasms of liver and intrahepatic bile ducts 155 C22 0.96 0.0023
23 Malignant neoplasm of pancreas 157 C25 1.00 0.0009
24 Malignant neoplasm of larynx 161 C32 1.00 0.0053
25 Malignant neoplasms of trachea, bronchus and lung 162 C33-C34 0.98 0.0005 Lung cancer
26 Malignant melanoma of skin 172 C43 0.97 0.0032 Melanoma
27 Malignant neoplasm of breast 174-175 C50 1.01 0.0010 Breast cancer
28 Malignant neoplasm of cervix uteri 180 C53 0.99 0.0034 Cervical cancer
29 Malignant neoplasms of corpus uteri and uterus, part unspecified 179, 182 C54-C55 1.03 0.0040 Uterine cancer
30 Malignant neoplasm of ovary 183.0 C56 1.00 0.0016 Ovarian cancer
31 Malignant neoplasm of prostate 185 C61 1.01 0.0015
32 Malignant neoplasms of kidney and renal pelvis 189.0, 189.1 C64-C65 1.00 0.0022
33 Malignant neoplasm of bladder 188 C67 1.00 0.0026
34 Malignant neoplasms of meninges, brain and other parts of central nervous system 191-192 C70-C72 0.97 0.0025
35 Hodgkin's disease 201 C81 0.99 0.0089
36 Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma 200, 202 C82-C85 0.98 0.0018
37 Leukemia 204-208 C91-C95 1.01 0.0019
38 Multiple myeloma and immunoproliferative neoplasms 203 C88, C90 1.04 0.0030
39 Other and unspecified malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, hematopoietic and related tissue --- C96 ** **
40 All other and unspecified malignant neoplasms 152, 156, 158-160, 163-171, 173, 181, 183.2-184, 186-187, 189.2-190, 193-199 C17, C23-C24, C26-C31, C37-C41, C44-C49, C51-C52, C57-C60, C62-C63, C66, C68-C69, C73-C80, C97 1.13 0.0021
41 In situ neoplasms, benign neoplasms and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behavior 210-239 D00-D48 1.67 0.0164
42 Anemias 280-285 D50-D64 0.96 0.0077
43 Diabetes mellitus 250 E10-E14 1.01 0.0011
44 Malnutrition 260-263 E40-E46 0.98 0.0151
45 Other nutritional deficiencies 264-269 E50-E64 6.20 0.5961
46 Meningitis 320-322 G00, G03 1.01 0.0136
47 Parkinson's disease 332 G20-G21 1.00 0.0028
48 Alzheimer's disease 331.0 G30 1.55 0.0071
49 Acute rheumatic fever and chronic rheumatic heart diseases 390-398 I00-I09 0.82 0.0089
50 Hypertensive heart disease 402 I11 0.80 0.0028
51 Hypertensive heart and renal disease 404 I13 1.07 0.0160
52 Acute myocardial infarction 410 I21-I22 0.99 0.0003 Heart attack
53 Other acute ischemic heart diseases 411 I24 1.01 0.0117
54 Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described 429.2 I25.0 1.05 0.0016
55 All other forms of chronic ischemic heart disease 412-414 I20, I25.1-I25.9 0.99 0.0004
56 Acute and subacute endocarditis 421 I33 1.00 0.0137
57 Diseases of pericardium and acute myocarditis 420, 422-423 I30-I31, I40 1.03 0.0160
58 Heart failure 428 I50 1.04 0.0013
59 All other forms of heart disease 415-417, 424-427, 429.0-429.1, 429.3-429.9 I26-I28, I34-I38, I42-I49, I51 0.94 0.0014
60 Essential hypertension and hypertensive renal disease 401, 403 I10, I12, I15 1.12 0.0050
61 Cerebrovascular diseases 430-434, 436-438 I60-I69 1.06 0.0008 Stroke
62 Atherosclerosis 440 I70 0.96 0.0025
63 Aortic aneurysm and dissection 441 I71 1.00 0.0010
64 Other diseases of arteries, arterioles and capillaries 442-448 I72-I78 0.85 0.0053
65 Other disorders of circulatory system 451-459 I80-I99 1.03 0.0172
66 Influenza 487 J09-J11 1.01 0.0073 Flu
67 Pneumonia 480-486 J12-J18 0.70 0.0018
68 Acute bronchitis and bronchiolitis 466 J20-J21 0.75 0.0264
69 Other and unspecified acute lower respiratory infection --- J22, U04 ** **
70 Bronchitis, chronic and unspecified 490-491 J40-J42 0.39 0.0107
71 Emphysema 492 J43 0.97 0.0031
72 Asthma 493 J45-J46 0.89 0.0061
73 Other chronic lower respiratory diseases 494, 496 J44, J47 1.10 0.0014
74 Pneumoconioses and chemical effects 500-506 J60-J66, J68 1.02 0.0099
75 Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids 507 J69 1.12 0.0048
76 Other diseases of respiratory system 034.0, 460-465, 470-478, 495, 508-519 J00-J06, J30-J39, J67, J70-J98 1.17 0.0052
77 Peptic ulcer 531-534 K25-K28 0.97 0.0045
78 Diseases of appendix 540-543 K35-K38 1.03 0.0242
79 Hernia 550-553 K40-K46 1.04 0.0154
80 Alcoholic liver disease 571.0-571.3 K70 1.02 0.0050
81 Other chronic liver disease and cirrhosis 571.4-571.9 K73-K74 1.05 0.0041
82 Cholelithiasis and other disorders of gallbladder 574-575 K80-K82 0.96 0.0060
83 Acute and rapidly progressive nephritic and nephrotic syndrome 580-581 N00-N01, N04 0.65 0.0342 Kidney diseases
84 Chronic glomerulonephritis, nephritis and nephritis not specified as acute or chronic, and renal sclerosis unspecified 582-583, 587 N02-N03, N05-N07, N26 0.39 0.0144
85 Renal failure 584-586 N17-N19 1.29 0.0050
86 Other disorders of kidney 588-589 N25, N27 0.91 0.0867
87 Infections of kidney 590 N10-N12, N13.6, N15.1 1.01 0.0144
88 Hyperplasia of prostate 600 N40 1.00 0.0159
89 Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs 614-616 N70-N76 0.98 0.0410 PID
90 Pregnancy with abortive outcome 630-639 O00-O07 ** **
91 Other complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium 640-676 O10-O99 ** **
92 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period 760-771.2, 771.4-779 P00-P96 1.07 0.0033
93 Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities 740-759 Q00-Q99 0.85 0.0055 Birth defects, Congenital anomalies
94 Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified 780-799 R00-R99 0.96 0.0034
95 All other diseases (Residual) Residual Residual 0.90 0.0015
96 Motor vehicle crash E810-E825 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 0.98 0.0027 Cars, motorcycles, ATVs, trucks, vans, buses, et. al.
97 Unintentional injury: Other land transport E800-E807, E826-E829 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 14.13 0.9952 Bicycles, trains, horse, et. al.
98 Unintentional injury: Water, air and space, and other transport E830-E848, E929.0, E929.1 V90-V99, Y85 1.01 0.0209 Drowning due to boat overturning or sinking or from falling overboard, hot air ballooning, hang-gliding, parachuting, et. al.
99 Falls E880-E888 W00-W19 0.84 0.0049
100 Accidental discharge of firearms E922 W32-W34 1.06 0.0127
101 Accidental drowning and submersion E910 W65-W74 1.00 0.0127 Includes in bathtub, pool, lake, ocean, river, et. al. Excludes water transport accidents
102 Accidental exposure to smoke, fire and flames E890-E899 X00-X09 0.97 0.0089
103 Accidental poisoning and exposure to noxious substances E850-E869, E924.1 X40-X49 0.89 0.0191 Includes unintentional drug overdose, carbon monoxide poisoning, et. al.
104 Other and unspecified nontransport accidents and their sequelae E900-E909, E911-E921, E923-E924.0, E924.8-E928, E929.2-E929.9 W20-W31, W35-W64, W75-W99, X10-X39, X50-X59, Y86 1.42 0.0123
105 Intentional self-harm (suicide) by discharge of firearms E955.0-E955.4 X72-X74 1.00 0.0007
106 Intentional self-harm (suicide) by other and unspecified means and their sequelae E950-E954, E955.5-E959 *U03, X60-X71, X75-X84, Y87.0 1.00 0.0023
107 Assault (homicide) by discharge of firearms E965.0-E965.4, E979.4 *U01.4, X93-X95 1.00 0.0008
108 Assault (homicide) by other and unspecified means and their sequelae E960-E964, E965.5-E969, E979.0-E979.3, E979.5-E979.9, E999 *U01.0-*U01.3, *U01.5-*U01.9, *U02, X85-X92, X96-Y09, Y87.1 1.00 0.0024
109 Legal intervention E970-E978 Y35, Y89.0 ** **
110 Discharge of firearms, undetermined intent E985.0-E985.4 Y22-Y24 ** **
111 Other and unspecified events of undetermined intent and their sequelae E980-E984, E985.5-E989 Y10-Y21, Y25-Y34, Y87.2, Y89.9 ** **
112 Operations of war and their sequelae E990-E998 Y36, Y89.1 ** **
113 Complications of medical and surgical care E870-E879, E930-E949 Y40-Y84, Y88 ** **

The new ICD codes for terrorism are preceded with '*'. See Classification of Death and Injury Resulting from Terrorism on the CDC website.

** Figure does not meet NCHS standards for reliability or precision.

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