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List of Causes used in Leading Causes of Death and 
Years of Potential Life Lost (YPLL) Reports

The following is a list of terms describing the causes of death that are used in producing the Leading Causes of Death Reports as well as the Years of Potential Life Lost (YPLL) Reports of WISQARS.  Since space is limited in the reports some terms had to be shortened.  But in doing so some of the meaning may have been lost as a result. This table shows the term used in the WISQARS report, and its complete term, as well as the associated ICD-10 codes used to define it.  For more information, please see National Vital Statistics Report Deaths: Leading Causes for 1999 (Volume 49 Number 11).

This table is in two parts: the following is for all ages, another table exists for causes related specifically to infants (those less than 1 year old).  

Note: Not all causes will appear on all reports.  Some causes will not have enough deaths to be included in some reports.  

 

All Ages
 

WISQARS Term

Complete Term

ICD-10 Codes

Acute bronchitis

Acute bronchitis and bronchiolitis

J20-J21

Acute poliomyelitis

Acute poliomyelitis

A80

Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's disease

G30

Anemia

Anemia

D50-D64

Aortic aneurysm

Aortic aneurysm and dissection

I71

Atherosclerosis

Atherosclerosis

I70

 Benign neoplasm

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

 

D00-D48

Bronchitis, emphysema, asthma

Chronic lower respiratory diseases

J40-J47

Cerebrovascular

Cerebrovascular diseases

I60-I69

Complicated pregnancy

Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

O00-O99

 Congenital anomalies

Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities

Q00-Q99

Diabetes mellitus

Diabetes mellitus

E10-E14

Diseases of appendix

Diseases of appendix

K35-K38

Gallbladder disorders

Cholelithiasis and other disorders of gallbladder

K80-K82

Heart disease

Diseases of heart

I00-I09,I11, I13, I20-I51

Hernia

Hernia

K40-K46

HIV

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease

B20-B24

Homicide

Assault (homicide)

X85-X90,Y87.1

Hyperplasia of prostate

Hyperplasia of prostate

N40

 Hypertension

Essential (primary) hypertension and hypertensive renal disease

 

I10,I12

Influenza and pneumonia

Influenza and pneumonia

J10-J18

Kidney infections

Infections of kidney

N10-N12,

N13.6,N15.1

Liver disease

Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis

K70,K73-K74

Malaria

Malaria

B50-54

Malignant neoplasms

Malignant neoplasms

C00-C97

Measles

Measles

B05

Meningitis

Meningitis

G00,G03

Meningococcal infection

Meningococcal infection

A39

Nephritis

Nephritis, nephrotic syndrom and nephrosis

N00-N07,N17-N19,

N25-N27

Nutritional deficiencies

Nutritional deficiencies

E40-E64

Parkinson=s disease

Parkinson=s disease

G20-G21

Pelvic inflammatory disease

Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs

N70-N76

Peptic ulcer

Peptic ulcer

K25-K28

 Perinatal period

Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period

 

P00-P96

Pneumoconioses

Pneumoconioses and chemical effects

J60-J66,J68

Pneumonitis

Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids

J69

Salmonella infections

Salmonella infections

A01-A02

Scarlet fever

Scarlet fever and erysipelas

A38,A46

Septicemia

Septicemia

A40-A41

Shigellosis

Shigellosis and amebiasis

A03,A06

Suicide

Intentional self-harm (suicide)

X60-X84,X87.0

Syphillis

Syphillis

A50-A53

Unintentional Injuries

Accidents (unintentional injuries)

V01-X59, Y85-Y86

Viral encephalitis

Arthropod-borne viral encephalitis

A83-A84,A85.2

Viral hepatitis

Viral hepatitis

B15-B19

Whooping cough

Whooping cough

A37

 

 

Infants (those less than 1 year of age)

WISQARS Term

NCHS Term

ICD-10 Codes

Acute bronchitis

Acute bronchitis and acute bronchiolitis

J20-J21

Acute poliomyelitis

Acute poliomyelitis

A80

Anoxic brain damage

Anoxic brain damage, not elsewhere classified

G93.1

Asthma

Asthma

J45-J46

Atelectasis

Atelectasis

P28.0-P28.1

Bacterial sepsis

Bacterial sepsis of newborn

P36

Benign neoplasms

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

D00-D48

Birth trauma

Birth trauma

P10-P15

Bronchitis, chronic and unspecified

Bronchitis, chronic and unspecified

J40-J42

Candidiasis

Candidiasis

B37

 Chronic respiratory disease

Chronic respiratory disease originating in the perinatal period

 

P27

Circulatory system disease

Diseases of the circulatory system

I00-I99

 Congenital anomalies

Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities

 

Q00-Q99

Congenital pneumonia

Congenital pneumonia

P23

Congenital syphillis

Congenital syphillis

A50

Cystic fibrosis

Cystic fibrosis

E84

Diarrhea

Diarrhea and gastroenteritis of infection origin

A09

Diptheria

Diptheria

A36

 Diseases of the blood

Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism

 

D50-D89

Ear & mastoid process diseases

Diseases of the ear and mastoid process

H60-H93

Gastritis

Gastritis, duodenitis, and noninfective enteritis and colitis

 

K29,K50-K55

Gonococcal infection

Gonococcal infection

A54

Hematological disorders

Hematological disorders

P60-P61

 Hemolytic disease

Hemolytic disease of newborn due to isoimmunization and other perinatal jaundice

 

P55-P59

Hemorrhagic disease

Hemorrhagic disease of newborn

P53

Hernia and intentional obstruction

Hernia of abdominal cavity and intestinal obstruction without hernia

 

K40-K46,K56

HIV

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease

B20-B24

Homicide

Assault (homicide)

X85-Y09,Y87.1

Hydrops fetalis

Hydrops fetalis not due to hemolytic disease

P83.2

Infantile cerebral palsy

Infantile cerebral palsy

G80

Influenza and pneumonia

Influenza and pneumonia

J10-J18

 Interstitial emphasema

Interstitial emphysema and related conditions originating in the perinatal period

 

P25

Intrauterine hypoxia

Intrauterine hypoxia and birth asphyxia

P20-P21

 Intravascular imbalance

Volume depletion, disorders of fluid, electrolyte and acid-base balance

 

E86-E87

Labor/delivery complications

Newborn affected by other complications of labor and delivery

 

P03

Long gestation

Disorders related to long gestation and high birth weight

P08

Malaria

Malaria

B50-B54

Malignant neoplasms

Malignant neoplasms

C00-C97

Maternal Complications

Newborn affected by maternal complications of pregnancy

 

P01

Maternal hypertensive disorders

Newborn affected by maternal hypertensive disorders

 

P00.0

Maternal toxic substance

Newborn affected by noxious influences transmitted via placenta or breast milk

 

P04

Measles

Measles

B05

Meningitis

Meningitis

G00,G03

Meningococcal infection

Meningococcal infection

A39

Mumps

Mumps

B26

Necrotizing Enterocolitis

Necrotizing enterocolitis of newborn

P77

Neonatal aspiration syndromes

Neonatal aspiration syndromes

P24

 Neonatal diabetes mellitus

Syndrome of infant of a diabetic mother and neonatal diabetes mellitus

 

P70.0-P70.2

Neonatal hemorrhage

Neonatal hemorrhage

P50-P52,P54

Nutritional deficiencies

Malnutrition and other nutritional deficiencies

E40-E64

Omphalitis of newborn

Omphalitis of newborn with or without mild hemorrhage

P38

Othr Maternal Conditions

Newborn affected by other maternal conditions which may be unrelated to present pregnancy

 

P00.1-P00.9

Placenta, cord, membranes

Newborn affected by complications of placenta, cord and membranes

 

P02

Pneumocystosis

Pneumocystosis

B59

Pneumonitis

Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids

J69

 Pulmonary hemorage

Pulmonary hemorrhage originating in the perinatal period

 

P26

Renal failure

Renal failure and other disorders of kidney

N17-N19,N25,N27

Respiratory distress

Respiratory distress of newborn

P22

Septicemia

Septicemia

A40-A41

Short gestation

Disorders related to short gestation and low birth weight, not elsewhere classified

P07

Short stature, NEC

Short stature, not elsewhere classified

E34.3

SIDS

Sudden infant death syndrome

R95

Slow fetal growth and fetal malnutrition

Slow fetal growth

P05

Spinal muscular atrophy

Infantile spinal muscular atrophy, type I (Werdnig-Hoffman)

G12.0

Tetanus

Tetanus

A33,A35

Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis

A16-A19

Unintentional injuries

Accidents (unintentional injuries)

V01-X59

Upper respiratory infections

Acute upper respiratory infections

J00-J06

Varicella (chicken pox)

Varicella (chicken pox)

B01

Whooping cough

Whooping cough

A37


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