NCHS 130 Selected Causes of Infant Death
In order to provide a consistent grouping and ranking standard, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) prepared a
List of 130 Selected Causes of Infant Death. Seventy-one causes on that list were
designated as eligible to be ranked as leading causes of infant death (List of 71
Rankable Causes of Infant 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.
A full list of ICD codes is available at http://www.who.int/classifications/icd/en/.
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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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.
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 | Certain intestinal infectious diseases | 001-008 | A00-A08 | ** | ** | |
2 | Diarrhea and gastroenteritis of infectious origin | 009 | A09 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
3 | Tuberculosis | 010-018 | A16-A19 | ** | ** | |
4 | Tetanus | 037, 771.3 | A33, A35 | ** | ** | |
5 | Diphtheria | 032 | A36 | ** | ** | |
6 | Whooping cough | 033 | A37 | ** | ** | |
7 | Meningococcal infection | 036 | A39 | 0.9615 | 0.0377 | |
8 | Septicemia | 038 | A40-A41 | 1.3802 | 0.0713 | |
9 | Congenital syphilis | 090 | A50 | ** | ** | |
10 | Gonococcal infection | 098 | A54 | ** | ** | |
11 | Acute poliomyelitis | 045 | A80 | ** | ** | Polio |
12 | Varicella | 052 | B01 | ** | ** | Chickenpox |
13 | Measles | 055 | B05 | ** | ** | |
14 | Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease | 042-044 | B20-B24 | ** | ** | HIV/AIDS |
15 | Mumps | 072 | B26 | ** | ** | |
16 | Other and unspecified viral diseases | 046-051, 053-054, 056-071, 073-079 | A81-B00, B02-B04, B06-B19, B25, B27-B34 | 0.9722 | 0.1255 | |
17 | Candidiasis | 112 | B37 | ** | ** | |
18 | Malaria | 084 | B50-B54 | ** | ** | |
19 | Pneumocyctosis | 136.3 | B59 | ** | ** | |
20 | All other and unspecified infectious and parasitic diseases | 020-031, 034.1-0357, 039-041, 080-083, 085-088, 091-097, 099-111, 114-134, 136.0-136.2, 136.4-139 | A20-A32, A38, A42-A49, A51-A53, A55-A79, B35-B36, B38-B49, B55-B58, B60-B99 | ** | ** | |
21 | Hodgkin's disease and Non-Hodgkin's lymphomas | 200-202 | C81-C85 | ** | ** | |
22 | Leukemia | 204-208 | C91-C95 | ** | ** | |
23 | Other and unspecified malignant neoplasms | 140-199, 203 | C00-C80, C88, C90, C96-C97 | 1.0714 | 0.0906 | |
24 | In situ neoplasms, benign neoplasms and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behavior | 210-239 | D00-D48 | 0.9615 | 0.1131 | |
25 | Anemias | 280-285 | D50-D64 | ** | ** | |
26 | Hemorrhagic conditions and other diseases of blood and blood-forming organs | 286-289 | D65-D76 | ** | ** | |
27 | Certain disorders involving the immune mechanism | 135,279 | D80-D89 | ** | ** | |
28 | Short stature, not elsewhere classified | 259.4 | E34.3 | ** | ** | |
29 | Nutritional deficiencies | 260-269 | E40-E64 | ** | ** | |
30 | Cystic fibrosis | 277.0 | E84 | ** | ** | |
31 | Volume depletion, diorders of fluid, electrolyte and acid-base balance | 276 | E86-E87 | 0.7547 | 0.0852 | |
32 | All other endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases | 240-259.3, 259.8-259.9, 270-275, 277.1-278 | E00-E32, E34.0-E34.2, E34.4-E34.9, E65-E83, E85, E88 | 1.1636 | 0.0809 | |
33 | Meningitis | 320-322 | G00, G03 | 1.0000 | 0.0404 | |
34 | Infantile spinal muscular atrophy, type I | 335.0 | G12.0 | 1.0000 | 0.0521 | Werdnig-Hoffman |
35 | Infantile cerebral palsy | 343 | G80 | ** | ** | |
36 | Anoxic brain damage, not elsewhere classified | 348.1 | G93.1 | 0.9667 | 0.1269 | |
37 | Other diseases of nervous system | 323-334, 335.1-342, 344-348.0, 348.2-359, 435 | G04, G06-G11, G12.1-G12.9, G20-G72, G81-G92, G93.0, G93.2-G93.9, G95-G98 | 1.1508 | 0.0532 | |
38 | Diseases of the ear and mastoid process | 380-389 | H60-H93 | ** | ** | |
39 | Pulmonary heart disease and diseases of pulmonary circulation | 415-417 | I26-I28 | 1.1220 | 0.0447 | |
40 | Pericarditis, endocarditis and myocarditis | 415-417 | I30, I33, I40 | ** | ** | |
41 | Cardiomyopathy | 425 | I42 | 0.9762 | 0.0166 | |
42 | Cardiac arrest | 427.5 | I46 | 0.2874 | 0.0508 | |
43 | Cerebrovascular diseases | 430-434, 436-438 | I60-I69 | 0.4724 | 0.0510 | Stroke |
44 | All other diseases of circulatory system | 390-414, 423-424, 426-427.4, 427.6-429, 440-459 | I00-I25, I31, I34-I38, I44-I45, I47-I51, I70-I99 | 0.7154 | 0.0519 | |
45 | Acute upper respiratory infections | 034.0, 460-465 | J00-J06 | ** | ** | |
46 | Influenza | 487 | J09-J11 | ** | ** | Flu |
47 | Pneumonia | 480-486 | J12-J18 | 0.7593 | 0.0266 | |
48 | Acute bronchitis and acute bronchiolitis | 466 | J20-J21 | 0.8049 | 0.0758 | |
49 | Bronchitis, chronic and unspecified | 490-491 | J40-J42 | ** | ** | |
50 | Asthma | 493 | J45-J46 | ** | ** | |
51 | Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids | 507 | J69 | ** | ** | |
52 | Other and unspecified diseases of respiratory system | 470-479, 492, 494-506, 508-519 | J22, J30-J39, J43-J44, J47-J68, J70-J98, U04 | 0.9213 | 0.0632 | |
53 | Gastritis, duodenitis, and noninfective enteritis and colitis | 535, 555-558 | K29, K50-K55 | 2.9149 | 0.3879 | |
54 | Hernia of abdominal cavity and intestinal obstruction without hernia | 550-553, 560 | K40-K46, K56 | ** | ** | |
55 | All other and unspecified diseases of digestive system | 520-534, 536-543, 562-579 | K00-K28, K30-K38, K57-K92 | 0.9767 | 0.0708 | |
56 | Renal failure and other disorders of kidney | 584-589 | N17-N19, N25, N27 | 1.0408 | 0.0658 | |
57 | Other and unspecified diseases of genitourinary system | 580-583, 590-629 | N00-N15, N20-N23, N26, N28-N95 | ** | ** | |
58 | Newborn affected by maternal hypertensive disorders | 760.0 | P00.0 | 1.0455 | 0.0465 | |
59 | Newborn affected by other maternal conditions which may be unrelated to present pregnancy | 760.1-760.6, 760.8-760.9 | P00.1-P00.9 | ** | ** | |
60 | Newborn affected by incompetent cervix | 761.0 | P01.0 | 1.0199 | 0.0188 | |
61 | Newborn affected by premature rupture of membranes | 761.1 | P01.1 | 1.0228 | 0.0136 | |
62 | Newborn affected by multiple pregnancy | 761.5 | P01.5 | 1.0097 | 0.0507 | |
63 | Newborn affected by other maternal complications of pregnancy | 761.2-761.4, 761.6-761.9 | P01.2-P01.4, P01.6-P01.9 | 1.2188 | 0.1655 | |
64 | Newborn affected by complications involving placenta | 762.0-762.3 | P02.0-P02.3 | 1.0737 | 0.0174 | |
65 | Newborn affected by complications involving cord | 762.4-762.6 | P02.4-P02.6 | ** | ** | |
66 | Newborn affected by chorioamnionitis | 762.7 | P02.7 | 1.0118 | 0.0163 | |
67 | Newborn affected by other and unspecified abnomalities of membranes | 762.8-762.9 | P02.8-P02.9 | ** | ** | |
68 | Newborn affected by other complications of labor and delivery | 763.0-763.4, 763.6-763.9 | P03 | 1.8500 | 0.3262 | |
69 | Newborn affected by noxious influences transmitted via placenta or breast milk | 760.7, 763.5 | P04 | ** | ** | |
70 | Slow fetal growth and fetal malnutrition | 764 | P05 | 1.1333 | 0.1004 | |
71 | Extremely low birth weight or extreme immaturity | 765.0 | P07.0, P07.2 | 1.1083 | 0.0079 | |
72 | Other low birth weight or preterm | 765.1 | P07.1, P07.3 | 1.0993 | 0.0135 | |
73 | Disorders related to long gestation and high birth weight | 766 | P08 | ** | ** | |
74 | Birth trauma | 767 | P10-P15 | 0.0442 | 0.0197 | |
75 | Intrauterine hypoxia | 768.2-768.4 | P20 | 0.9048 | 0.1227 | |
76 | Birth asphyxia | 768.5-768.9 | P21 | 1.6075 | 0.0763 | |
77 | Respiratory distress of newborn | 769 | P22 | 1.0257 | 0.0131 | |
78 | Congenital pneumonia | 770.0 | P23 | 3.8000 | 0.9004 | |
79 | Neonatal aspiration syndromes | 770.1 | P24 | 1.3929 | 0.1115 | |
80 | Interstitial emphysema and related conditions originating in the perinatal period | 770.2 | P25 | 1.2066 | 0.0595 | |
81 | Pulmonary hemorrhage originating in the perinatal period | 770.3 | P26 | 1.4621 | 0.0751 | |
82 | Chronic respiratory disease originating in the perinatal period | 770.7 | P27 | 1.1355 | 0.0327 | |
83 | Atelectasis | 770.4-770.5 | P28.0-P28.1 | 2.0649 | 0.1144 | |
84 | All other respiratory conditions originating in the perinatal period | 770.6-770.8 | P28.2-P28.9 | 0.0660 | 0.0101 | |
85 | Bacterial sepsis of newborn | 771.8 | P36 | 0.9144 | 0.0272 | |
86 | Omphalitis of newborn with or without mild hemorrhage | 771.4 | P38 | ** | ** | |
87 | All other infections specific to the perinatal period | 771.0-771.2, 771.5-771.7 | P35, P37, P39 | 2.4474 | 0.3705 | |
88 | Neonatal hemorrhage | 772 | P50-P52, P54 | 1.4369 | 0.0698 | |
89 | Hemorrhagic disease of newborn | 776.0 | P53 | ** | ** | |
90 | Hemolytic disease of newborn due to isoimmunization and perinatal jaundice | 773-774 | P55-P59 | ** | ** | |
91 | Hematological disorders | 776.1-776.9 | P60-P61 | ** | ** | |
92 | Syndrome of infant of a diabetic mother and neonatal diabetes mellitus | 775.0-775.1 | P70.0-P70.2 | ** | ** | |
93 | Necrotizing entercolitis of newborn | 777.5 | P77 | 1.2266 | 0.0456 | |
94 | Hydrops fetalis not due to hemolytic disease | 778.0 | P83.2 | 1.0000 | 0.0264 | |
95 | Other perinatal conditions | 775.2-775.9, 777.0-777.4, 777.6-777.9, 778.1-779 | P29, P70.3-P70.9, P71-P76, P78-P81, P83.0-P83.1, P83.3-P83.9, P90-P96 | 1.1447 | 0.0192 | |
96 | Anencephaly and similar malformations | 740 | Q00 | 1.0000 | 0.0000 | |
97 | Congenital hydrocephalus | 742.3 | Q03 | 0.6813 | 0.0552 | |
98 | Spina bifida | 741 | Q05 | 0.7500 | 0.0765 | |
99 | Other congenital malformations of nervous system | 742.0-742.2, 742.4-742.9 | Q01-Q02, Q04, Q06-Q07 | 1.0791 | 0.0477 | |
100 | Congenital malformations of heart | 745-746 | Q20-Q24 | 0.9951 | 0.0081 | |
101 | Other congenital malformationsof circulatory system | 747 | Q25-Q28 | 0.6198 | 0.0504 | |
102 | Congenital malformations of respiratory system | 748 | Q30-Q34 | 0.6322 | 0.0225 | |
103 | Congenital malformations of digestive system | 749-751 | Q35-Q45 | ** | ** | |
104 | Congenital malformations of genitourinary system | 752-753 | Q50-Q64 | 0.9432 | 0.0244 | |
105 | Congenital malformations and deformations of musculoskeletal system, limbs and integument | 754-757 | Q65-Q85 | 0.8650 | 0.0319 | |
106 | Down's syndrome | 758.0 | Q90 | 0.9828 | 0.0705 | |
107 | Edward's syndrome | 758.2 | Q91.0-Q91.3 | 0.9964 | 0.0080 | |
108 | Patau's syndrome | 758.1 | Q91.4-Q91.7 | 0.9827 | 0.0099 | |
109 | Other congenital malformations and deformations | 743-744, 759 | Q10-Q18, Q86-Q89 | 0.9744 | 0.0210 | |
110 | Other chromosomal abnormalities, not elsewhere classified | 758.2-758.9 | Q92-Q99 | 1.0755 | 0.0783 | |
111 | Sudden infant death syndrome | 798.0 | R95 | 1.0362 | 0.0040 | SIDS |
112 | Other symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified | 780-796, 798.1-799 | R00-R53, R55-R94, R96-R99 | 0.9069 | 0.0270 | |
113 | All other diseases (Residual) | 280-319, 360-379, 680-739 | F01-F99, H00-H57, L00-M99 | ** | ** | |
114 | Motor vehicle accidents | 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 | 0.9694 | 0.0176 | Includes cars, trucks, vans, buses, et. al. |
115 | Other and unspecified transport accidents | E800-E807, E826-E848, E929.1 | 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 | ** | ** | Includes trains, boats, planes, et. al. |
116 | Falls | E880-E888 | W00-W19 | ** | ** | |
117 | Accidental discharge of firearms | E922 | W32-W34 | ** | ** | |
118 | Accidental drowning and submersion | E910 | W65-W74 | ** | ** | Includes in bathtub, pool, lake, ocean, river, et. al. Excludes water transport accidents |
119 | Accidental suffocation and strangulation in bed | E913.0 | W75 | ** | ** | |
120 | Other accidental suffocation and strangulation | E913.1-E913.9 | W76-W77, W81-W84 | 1.1449 | 0.0537 | |
121 | Accidental inhalation and ingestation of food or other objects causing obstruction of respiratory tract | E911-E912 | W78-W80 | 1.1034 | 0.0810 | |
122 | Accidents caused by exposure to smoke, fire and flames | E890-E899 | X00-X09 | ** | ** | |
123 | Accidental poisoning and exposure to noxious substances | E850-E869, E924.1 | X40-X49 | ** | ** | |
124 | Other and unspecified accidents | E900-E909, E914-E921, E923-E924.0, E924.8-E929 | W20-W31, W35-W64, W85-W99, X10-X39, X50-X59 | ** | ** | |
125 | Assault (homicide) by hanging, strangulation and suffocation | E963 | X91 | ** | ** | |
126 | Assault (homicide) by discharge of firearms | E965.0-E965.4 | *U01.4, X93-X95 | ** | ** | |
127 | Neglect, abandonment and other maltreatment syndrome | E967, E968.4 | Y06-Y07 | ** | ** | |
128 | Assault (homicide) by other and unspecified means | E960-E962, E964, E965.5-E966, E968.0-E968.3, E968.8-E968.9 | *U01.0-*U01.3, *U01.5-*U01.9, X85-X90, X92, X96-Y05, Y08-Y09 | 1.0341 | 0.0417 | |
129 | Complications of medical and surgical care | E870-E879, E930-E949 | Y40-Y84 | ** | ** | |
130 | Other external causes | E970-E979 | Y10-Y36 | ** | ** |
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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