WISQARSTM
Fatal
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. Because space is limited in the reports, some terms had
to be shortened. But in doing so, some of the meaning may have been lost. This table shows the term used in the WISQARS report,
its complete
term, and the associated ICD-9 codes used to define it. 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 |
National
Center for Health Statistics Term |
ICD-9
Codes |
Alzheimer's Disease |
Alzheimer's Disease |
331.0 |
Anemias |
Anemias |
280-285 |
Appendicitis |
Appendicitis |
540-543 |
Atherosclerosis |
Atherosclerosis |
440 |
Benign neoplasms |
Benign neoplasms,
carcinoma in situ, & neoplasms of uncertain behavior &
of unspecified nature |
210-239 |
Bronchitis |
Acute bronchitis and
bronchiolitis |
466 |
Bronchitis, emphysema,
asthma |
Chronic obstructive
pulmonary diseases & allied conditions |
490-496 |
Cerebrovascular |
Cerebrovascular
diseases |
430-438 |
Complicated pregnancy |
Complications of
pregnancy, childbirth, & the puerperium |
630-676 |
Congenital anomalies |
Congenital anomalies |
740-759 |
Diabetes |
Diabetes mellitus |
250 |
Gall bladder |
Cholelithiasis &
other disorders of gall bladder |
574-575 |
Heart disease |
Diseases of heart |
390-398,402,404-429 |
Hernia |
Hernia of abdominal
cavity & intestinal obstruction without mention of hernia |
550-553,560 |
HIV |
HIV Infection |
*042-*044 |
Homicide & legal
intervention |
Homicide & legal
intervention |
E960-E978 |
Hypertension |
Hypertension with or
without renal disease |
401,403 |
Kidney infections |
Infections of kidney |
590 |
Liver disease |
Chronic liver disease
& cirrhosis |
571 |
Malignant neoplasms |
Malignant neoplasms,
including neoplasms of lymphatic & hematopoietic tissues |
140-208 |
Measles |
Measles |
055 |
Meningitis |
Meningitis |
320-322 |
Meningococcal |
Meningococcal
infection |
036 |
Nephritis |
Nephritis, nephrotic
syndrome, & nephrosis |
580-589 |
Nutritional
deficiencies |
Nutritional
deficiencies |
260-269 |
Other intestinal |
Certain other
intestinal infections |
007-009 |
Perinatal period |
Certain conditions
originating in the perinatal period |
760-779 |
Pneumonia and
influenza |
Pneumonia and
influenza |
480-487 |
Polio |
Acute poliomyelitis |
045 |
Prostate |
Hyperplasia of
prostate |
600 |
Septicemia |
Septicemia |
038 |
Shigellosis |
Shigellosis and
amebiasis |
004,006 |
Streptococcal |
Streptococcal sore
throat, scarlatina and erysipelas |
034-035 |
Suicide |
Suicide |
E950-E959 |
Syphilis |
Syphilis |
090-097 |
Tuberculosis |
Tuberculosis |
010-018 |
Ulcer |
Ulcer of stomach and
duodenum |
531-533 |
Unintentional injuries
& adverse effects |
Accidents &
adverse effects |
E800-E949 |
Viral hepatitis |
Viral hepatitis |
070 |
Whooping cough |
Whooping cough |
033 |
The following two paragraphs from Deaths: Final Data for
1998 Volume 48, Number 11 July 24, 2000 offer further clarification:
* Codes for HIV infection
Beginning with data for 1987, NCHS introduced categories *042–*044
for classifying and coding Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
The asterisks before the category numbers indicate that they are not
part of the Ninth Revision, International Classification of Diseases (ICD–9).
Deaths classified to HIV infection are included, but not shown
separately, in the category ‘‘All other infectious and parasitic
diseases’’ in the List of 72 Selected Causes of Death and in the
category ‘‘Remainder of infectious and parasitic diseases’’ in
the List of 61 Selected Causes of Infant Deaths. Before 1987 deaths
involving HIV infection were classified to ‘‘Deficiency of
cell-mediated immunity’’ (ICD–9 No. 279.1), contained in the
category ‘‘All other diseases’’;to‘‘Pneumocystosis’’ (ICD–9
No. 136.3), contained in the category ‘‘All other infectious
and parasitic diseases’’;to‘‘Malignant neoplasms, including
neoplasms of lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues’’; and to a number
of other causes. As a consequence, cause-of-death data for HIV infection
beginning with 1987 are not strictly comparable with data for previous
years.
Alzheimer’s disease deaths
Beginning with data year 1979, WHO introduced a separate category
for Alzheimer’s disease in the ICD–9 (331.0). Alzheimer’s
mortality is believed to be underreported. Research shows that a
substantial number of death certificates for persons diagnosed with
dementia do not mention the condition. Underreporting is believed to be
due to failure to report a condition considered to contribute to death,
judgment that this condition did not contribute to death, or failure to
diagnose the condition (35).
Infants Less
than 1 Year Old
WISQARS
Term |
National
Center for Health Statistics Term |
ICD-9
Codes |
Acute respiratory |
Acute upper
respiratory infections |
460-465 |
Benign neoplasms |
Benign neoplasms,
carcinoma in situ & neoplasms of uncertain behavior & of
unspecified nature |
210-239 |
Blood disease |
Diseases of blood
& blood-forming organs |
280-289 |
Bronchitis |
Bronchitis &
bronchiolitis |
466,490-491 |
Congenital syphilis |
Congenital syphilis |
090 |
Congenital anomalies |
Congenital anomalies |
740-759 |
Cystic fibrosis |
Cystic fibrosis |
277.0 |
Diabetes mellitus |
Syndrome of
"infant of a diabetic mother" & neonatal diabetes
mellitus |
775.0-775.1 |
Gastritis |
Gastritis, duodenitis,
& noninfective enteritis & colitis |
535,555-558 |
Hemolytic disease |
Hemolytic disease of
newborn, due to isoimmunization, & other perinatal jaundice |
773-774 |
Hemorrhagic disease of newborn |
Hemorrhagic disease of
newborn |
776.0 |
Hernia abdominal |
Hernia & abdominal
cavity & intestinal obstruction without mention of hernia |
550-553,560 |
HIV Infection |
HIV |
*042-*044 |
Homicide |
Homicide |
E960-E969 |
Intestinal infections |
Certain intestinal
infections |
008-009 |
Intrauterine hypoxia |
Intrauterine hypoxia
& birth asphyxia |
768 |
Labor/delivery complications |
Newborn affected by
other complications of labor & delivery |
763 |
Long gestation |
Disorders relating to
long gestation & high birth weight |
767 |
Malignant neoplasms |
Malignant neoplasms,
including neoplasms of lymphatic & Hematopoietic tissues |
140-208 |
Malnutrition |
Slow fetal growth
& fetal malnutrition |
764 |
Maternal complications |
Newborn affected by
maternal complications of pregnancy |
761 |
Maternal complications |
Newborn affected by
maternal conditions which may be unrelated to the present
pregnancy |
760 |
Meningitis |
Meningitis |
320-322 |
Meningococcal |
Meningococcal
infection |
036 |
Neonatal hemorrhage |
Neonatal hemorrhage |
772 |
Perinatal period |
Certain conditions
originating in the perinatal period |
760-779 |
Perinatal infections |
Infections specific to
the perinatal period |
771 |
Placenta, cord & membranes |
Newborn affected by
maternal complications of placenta, cord, & membrane |
762 |
Pneumonia & influenza |
Pneumonia &
influenza |
480-487 |
Respiratory distress syndrome |
Respiratory distress
syndrome |
769 |
Septicemia |
Septicemia |
038 |
Short gestation |
Disorders relating to
short gestation & unspecified low birth weight |
765 |
SIDS |
Sudden infant death
syndrome |
798.0 |
Thymus gland |
Diseases of thymus
gland |
254 |
Unintentional Injury and Adverse
Effects |
Accidents &
adverse effects |
E800-E949 |
Viral diseases |
Viral diseases |
045-079 |
Whooping cough |
Whooping cough |
033 |
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