DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES
CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS
VITAL STATISTICS DEATH STATISTICAL MASTER FILE
Field 39: UNDERLYING CAUSE OF DEATH GROUP CODES (NINTH REVISON ICD) FOR 1989-1998
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GROUP
9TH REV.
CAUSE OF DEATH
NUMBER
ICD No.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total (01-91) ICD No. 001-999
Infectious and Parasitic
Diseases (01-07)
ICD No. 001-139
Total, all causes
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
Neoplasms Malignant (08-22)
ICD No. 140-208
007-009
Certain other intestinal
infections
010-018
Tuberculosis
036
Meningococcal Infection
045-049,
Central nervous system viral
053.0,053.1,
diseases
054.3,054.7,
055.0,056.0
062-064,
072.1,072.2,
138,139.0
070
Viral hepatitis
090-097
Syphills
Remainder
Other infectious and
of 001-139
parasitic diseases
08
140-149
09
151
10
150,152-159
11
162
12
160,161,
163-165
13
14
174-175
180
15
179,181,182
16
183-184
17
185-187
18
188-189
19
170-173,
190-199
201
204-208
200,202,203
20
21
22
Malignant neoplasm of lip,
oral cavity, and pharynx
Malignant neoplasm of
stomach
Malignant neoplasm of other
digestive organs and
peritoneum
Malignant neoplasm of
trachea, bronchus, and
lung
Malignant neoplasm of other
respiratory and
intrathoracic organs
Malignant neoplasm of breast
Malignant neoplasm of cervix
uteri
Malignant neoplasm of other
parts of uterus
Malignant neoplasm of other
female genital organs
Malignant neoplasm of male
genital organs
Malignant neoplasm of
bladder and other urinary
organs
Malignant neoplasm of other
and unspecified sites
Hodgkin's disease
Leukemia
Other malignant neoplasm of
lymphatic and
haematopoietic tissues
Benign Neoplasms (23)
ICD No. 210-239
Endocrine, Nutritional, and
Metabolic Diseases and
Immunity Disorders (24-25)
ICD No. 240-279
Diseases of the Blood and
Blood-Forming Organs (26-27)
ICD No. 280-289
Mental Disorders (28)
ICD No. 290-319
Disease of the Nervous System
and Sense Organs (29-31)
ICD No. 320-389
23
210-239
Benign neoplasms, carcinoma
in situ, and neoplasms of
uncertain behavior and of
unspecified nature
24
25
250
240-246,
251-279
Diabetes mellitus
Other endocrine, nutritional
and metabolic diseases and
immunity disorders
26
27
280-285
286-289
Anaemias
Other diseases of blood and
blood-forming organs
28
290-319
Mental disorders
29
30
320-322
323,324,326
31
Diseases of the Circulatory
System (32-44)
ICD No. 390-459
Diseases of the Heart (32-39)
ICD. No. 390-398,402,404-429
Diseases of the Respiratory
System (45-56)
ICD No. 460-519
Meningitis
Other inflammatory diseases
of the central nervous
system
325,330-337, Other diseases of the
340-389
nervous system and sense
organs
32
390-398
33
402,404
34
410-411
35
36
37
412
413
414
38
424
39
40
415-423,
425-429
401-403
41
42
43
430-438
440
441-448
44
451-459
45
466
Rheumatic fever and
rheumatic heart disease
Hypertensive heart disease
with or without renal
disease
Acute ischaemic heart
disease
Old myocardial infraction
Angina pectoris
Other forms of chronic
ischaemic heart disease
Other diseases of
endocardium
All other forms of heart
disease
Hypertension with or without
renal disease
Cerebrovascular disease
Atherosclerosis
Other diseases of arteries,
arterioles, and
capillaries
Diseases of veins and
lymphatics and other
diseases of circulatory
system
Acute bronchitis and
bronchiolitis
Influenza
Viral pneumonia
Bacterial pneumonia
Other and unspecified
pneumonia
Bronchitis, unspecified
Chronic bronchitis
Emphysema
Asthma
Other chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease and
allied conditions
Postinflammatory pulmonary
fibrosis
Other diseases of the
respiratory system
46
47
48
49
487
480,483
481,482
484-486
50
51
52
53
54
490
491
492
493
494-496
55
515
56
Remainder
of 460-519
57
531-533
58
550-553,560
59
571
60
574-575
61
Remainder
of 520-579
62
63
64
580
581
582-583,587
65
584-586,
588-589
66
67
590
591,593
68
69
600
Remainder
of 580-629
Complications of Pregnancy,
Childbirth and the
Puerperium (70)
ICD No. 630-676
70
630-676
Complications of pregnancy,
childbirth, and the
puerperium
Congenital Anomalies (71)
ICD No. 740-759
71
740-759
Congenital anomalies
Certain Conditions Originating
in the Perinatal Period (72)
ICD No. 760-779
72
760-779
Certain conditions
originating in the
Disease of the Digestive
System (57-61)
ICD No. 520-579
Diseases of the Genitourinary
System (62-69)
ICD No. 580-629
Ulcer of stomach and
duodenum
Hernia of abdominal cavity
and intestinal obstruction
without mention of hernia
Chronic liver disease and
cirrhosis
Cholelithiasis and other
disorders of gallbladder
Other diseases of the
digestive system
Acute glomerulonephritis
Nephrotic syndrome
Chronic glomerulonephritis,
nephritis and nephropathy,
not specified as acute
or chronic and renal
sclerosis unspecified
Renal failure, disorders
resulting from impaired
renal function, and small
kidney of unknown cause
Infections of kidney
Hydronephrosis and other
disorders of kidney and
ureter
Hyperplasia of prostate
Other diseases of the
genitourinary system
perinatal period
Disease of the Skin, Subcutaneous
Tissue, Musculoskeletal System,
and Connective Tissue (73)
ICD No. 680-709,710-739
73
Code not in Use (74)
74
Symptons, signs, and Ill-Defined
Conditions (89-90)
ICD No. 780-799
680-709,
710-739
Disease of the skin,
subcutaneous tissue,
musculoskeletal system,
and connective tissue
Code not used
89
90
798.0
780-797,
798.1-798.9
799
Sudden Infant death syndrome
Other symptons, signs, and
ill-defined conditions
75
810-819
76
820-825
77
78
800-807,
826-838,
840-848
850-858
Motor vehicle traffic
accidents
Motor vehicle nontraffic
accidents
Other transport accidents
79
930-949
80
860-869
81
870-876
82
878-879
83
880-888,
890-899,
900-929
Suicide (84)
ICD No. 950-959
84
950-959
Suicide
Homicide (85)
ICD No. 960-969
85
960-969
Homicide
Legal Intervention (86)
ICD No. 970-978
86
970-978
Legal Intervention
Injury Undetermine Whether
Accidentally or Purposely
Inflicted (87)
ICD No. 980-989
87
980-989
Injury undetermined
Accidents and Adverse Effects
(External Causes)(75-83)
ICD No. 800-949
Accidental poisoning by
drugs, medicaments, and
biologicals
Drugs, medicaments and
biological substances
causing adverse effects in
therapeutic use
Accidental poisoning by
other solid and liquid
substances, gases, and
vapors
Misadventures to patients
during surgical and
medical care
Surgical and medical
procedures as the cause
of abnormal reaction of
patient or later
complication, without
mention of misadventure
at the time of procedure
All other accidents and
adverse effects
whether accidentally or
purposely inflicted
Injury Resulting From Operations
of War (88)
ICD No. 990-999
88
990-999
Injury resulting from
operations of war
Acquired Immune Deficiency
Syndrome (91)
ICD No. 042-044
91
042-044
Acquired immune deficiency
syndrome (AIDS)