NCHS 71 Rankable 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. 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 | Diarrhea and gastroenteritis of infectious origin | 009 | A09 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
2 | Tuberculosis | 010-018 | A16-A19 | ** | ** | |
3 | Tetanus | 037, 771.3 | A33, A35 | ** | ** | |
4 | Diphtheria | 032 | A36 | ** | ** | |
5 | Whooping cough | 033 | A37 | ** | ** | |
6 | Meningococcal infection | 036 | A39 | 0.9615 | 0.0377 | |
7 | Septicemia | 038 | A40-A41 | 1.3802 | 0.0713 | |
8 | Congenital syphilis | 090 | A50 | ** | ** | |
9 | Gonococcal infection | 098 | A54 | ** | ** | |
10 | Acute poliomyelitis | 045 | A80 | ** | ** | Polio |
11 | Varicella | 052 | B01 | ** | ** | Chickenpox |
12 | Measles | 055 | B05 | ** | ** | |
13 | Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease | 042-044 | B20-B24 | ** | ** | HIV/AIDS |
14 | Mumps | 072 | B26 | ** | ** | |
15 | Candidiasis | 112 | B37 | ** | ** | |
16 | Malaria | 084 | B50-B54 | ** | ** | |
17 | Pneumocyctosis | 136.3 | B59 | ** | ** | |
18 | Malignant neoplasms | 140-239 | C00-C97 | 1.0139 | 0.0420 | Cancer |
19 | In situ neoplasms, benign neoplasms and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behavior | 210-239 | D00-D48 | 0.9615 | 0.1131 | |
20 | Diseases of the blood and blood-forming orgnas and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism | 135, 279-289 | D50-D89 | 0.7000 | 0.0803 | |
21 | Short stature, not elsewhere classified | 259.4 | E34.3 | ** | ** | |
22 | Nutritional deficiencies | 260-269 | E40-E64 | ** | ** | |
23 | Cystic fibrosis | 277.0 | E84 | ** | ** | |
24 | Volume depletion, diorders of fluid, electrolyte and acid-base balance | 276 | E86-E87 | 0.7547 | 0.0852 | |
25 | Meningitis | 320-322 | G00, G03 | 1.0000 | 0.0404 | |
26 | Infantile spinal muscular atrophy, type I | 335.0 | G12.0 | 1.0000 | 0.0521 | Werdnig-Hoffman |
27 | Infantile cerebral palsy | 343 | G80 | ** | ** | |
28 | Anoxic brain damage, not elsewhere classified | 348.1 | G93.1 | 0.9667 | 0.1269 | |
29 | Diseases of the ear and mastoid process | 380-389 | H60-H93 | ** | ** | |
30 | Diseases of the circulatory system | 390-434, 436-459 | I00-I99 | 0.7138 | 0.0244 | |
31 | Acute upper respiratory infections | 034.0, 460-465 | J00-J06 | ** | ** | |
32 | Influenza and pneumonia | 480-487 | J09-J18 | 0.7624 | 0.0261 | |
33 | Acute bronchitis and acute bronchiolitis | 466 | J20-J21 | 0.8049 | 0.0758 | |
34 | Bronchitis, chronic and unspecified | 490-491 | J40-J42 | ** | ** | |
35 | Asthma | 493 | J45-J46 | ** | ** | |
36 | Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids | 507 | J69 | ** | ** | |
37 | Gastritis, duodenitis, and noninfective enteritis and colitis | 535, 555-558 | K29, K50-K55 | 2.9149 | 0.3879 | |
38 | Hernia of abdominal cavity and intestinal obstruction without hernia | 550-553, 560 | K40-K46, K56 | ** | ** | |
39 | Renal failure and other disorders of kidney | 584-589 | N17-N19, N25, N27 | 1.0408 | 0.0658 | |
40 | Newborn affected by maternal hypertensive disorders | 760.0 | P00.0 | 1.0455 | 0.0465 | |
41 | 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 | ** | ** | |
42 | Newborn affected by maternal complications of pregnancy | 761 | P01 | 1.0295 | 0.0138 | |
43 | Newborn affected by complications of placenta, cord and membranes | 762 | P02 | 1.0470 | 0.0128 | |
44 | Newborn affected by other complications of labor and delivery | 763.0-763.4, 763.6-763.9 | P03 | 1.8500 | 0.3262 | |
45 | Newborn affected by noxious influences transmitted via placenta or breast milk | 760.7, 763.5 | P04 | ** | ** | |
46 | Slow fetal growth and fetal malnutrition | 764 | P05 | 1.1333 | 0.1004 | |
47 | Disorders related to short gestation and low birth weight, not elsewhere classified | 765 | P07 | 1.1060 | 0.0064 | |
48 | Disorders related to long gestation and high birth weight | 766 | P08 | ** | ** | |
49 | Birth trauma | 767 | P10-P15 | 0.0442 | 0.0197 | |
50 | Intrauterine hypoxia and birth asphyxia | 768 | P20-P21 | 1.4477 | 0.0599 | |
51 | Respiratory distress of newborn | 769 | P22 | 1.0257 | 0.0131 | |
52 | Congenital pneumonia | 770.0 | P23 | 3.8000 | 0.9004 | |
53 | Neonatal aspiration syndromes | 770.1 | P24 | 1.3929 | 0.1115 | |
54 | Interstitial emphysema and related conditions originating in the perinatal period | 770.2 | P25 | 1.2066 | 0.0595 | |
55 | Pulmonary hemorrhage originating in the perinatal period | 770.3 | P26 | 1.4621 | 0.0751 | |
56 | Chronic respiratory disease originating in the perinatal period | 770.7 | P27 | 1.1355 | 0.0327 | |
57 | Atelectasis | 770.4-770.5 | P28.0-P28.1 | 2.0649 | 0.1144 | |
58 | Bacterial sepsis of newborn | 771.8 | P36 | 0.9144 | 0.0272 | |
59 | Omphalitis of newborn with or without mild hemorrhage | 771.4 | P38 | ** | ** | |
60 | Neonatal hemorrhage | 772 | P50-P52, P54 | 1.4369 | 0.0698 | |
61 | Hemorrhagic disease of newborn | 776.0 | P53 | ** | ** | |
62 | Hemolytic disease of newborn due to isoimmunization and perinatal jaundice | 773-774 | P55-P59 | ** | ** | |
63 | Hematological disorders | 776.1-776.9 | P60-P61 | ** | ** | |
64 | Syndrome of infant of a diabetic mother and neonatal diabetes mellitus | 775.0-775.1 | P70.0-P70.2 | ** | ** | |
65 | Necrotizing entercolitis of newborn | 777.5 | P77 | 1.2266 | 0.0456 | |
66 | Hydrops fetalis not due to hemolytic disease | 778.0 | P83.2 | 1.0000 | 0.0264 | |
67 | Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities | 740-759 | Q00-Q99 | 0.9064 | 0.0057 | Birth defects/ Congenital anomalies |
68 | Sudden infant death syndrome | 798.0 | R95 | 1.0362 | 0.0040 | SIDS |
69 | Unintentional injuries | E800-E869, E880-E929 | V01-X59 | 1.0246 | 0.0107 | |
70 | Assault (homicide) | E960-E968 | *U01, X85-Y09 | 0.9481 | 0.0179 | |
71 | Complications of medical and surgical care | E870-E879, E930-E949 | Y40-Y84 | ** | ** |
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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