NCHS 113 Selected Causes of Death
In order to provide a consistent grouping and ranking standard, the National
Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) prepared a
List of 113 Selected Causes of Death. Two causes were later added but NCHS still refers to it as the "113 Cause List." Fifty-two causes on that list are eligible to be ranked as leading causes of death (List of 52 Rankable Causes of Death).
For more information about the NCHS rankings see
Part 9 - Underlying Cause-of-Death Lists for Tabulating Mortality Statistics on the NCHS website.
A full list of ICD-10 codes is available at http://apps.who.int/classifications/icd10/browse/.
The ICD codes for terrorism are preceded with '*' because they are not used internationally. See Classification of Death and Injury Resulting from Terrorism on the CDC website.
** Figure does not meet NCHS standards for reliability or precision.
A full list of ICD-10 codes is available at http://apps.who.int/classifications/icd10/browse/.
Cause of Death |
ICD-10 Codes |
Note/Common Name |
|
---|---|---|---|
1 | Salmonella infections | A01-A02 | |
2 | Shigellosis and amebiasis | A03, A06 | |
3 | Certain other intestinal infections | A04.0-A04.6, A04.8-A04.9, A07-A09 | |
4 | Respiratory tuberculosis | A16 | |
5 | Other tuberculosis | A17-A19 | |
6 | Whooping cough | A37 | |
7 | Scarlet fever and erysipelas | A38, A46 | |
8 | Meningococcal infection | A39 | |
9 | Septicemia | A40-A41 | |
10 | Syphilis | A50-A53 | |
11 | Acute poliomyelitis | A80 | |
12 | Arthropod-borne viral encephalitis | A83-A84, A85.2 | |
13 | Measles | B05 | |
14 | Viral hepatitis | B15-B19 | |
15 | Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease | B20-B24 | AIDS |
16 | Malaria | B50-B54 | |
17 | Other and unspecified infectious and parasitic diseases and their sequelae | A00, A05, A20-A36, A42-A44, A48-A49, A54-A79, A81-A82, A85.0-A85.1, A85.8, A86-B04, B06-B09, B25-B49, B55-B99 | |
18 | Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx | C00-C14 | |
19 | Malignant neoplasm of esophagus | C15 | |
20 | Malignant neoplasm of stomach | C16 | |
21 | Malignant neoplasms of colon, rectum and anus | C18-C21 | Colorectal cancer |
22 | Malignant neoplasms of liver and intrahepatic bile ducts | C22 | |
23 | Malignant neoplasm of pancreas | C25 | |
24 | Malignant neoplasm of larynx | C32 | |
25 | Malignant neoplasms of trachea, bronchus and lung | C33-C34 | Lung cancer |
26 | Malignant melanoma of skin | C43 | Melanoma |
27 | Malignant neoplasm of breast | C50 | Breast cancer |
28 | Malignant neoplasm of cervix uteri | C53 | Cervical cancer |
29 | Malignant neoplasms of corpus uteri and uterus, part unspecified | C54-C55 | Uterine cancer |
30 | Malignant neoplasm of ovary | C56 | Ovarian cancer |
31 | Malignant neoplasm of prostate | C61 | |
32 | Malignant neoplasms of kidney and renal pelvis | C64-C65 | |
33 | Malignant neoplasm of bladder | C67 | |
34 | Malignant neoplasms of meninges, brain and other parts of central nervous system | C70-C72 | |
35 | Hodgkin disease | C81 | |
36 | Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | C82-C85 | |
37 | Leukemia | C91-C95 | |
38 | Multiple myeloma and immunoproliferative neoplasms | C88, C90 | |
39 | Other and unspecified malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, hematopoietic and related tissue | C96 | |
40 | All other and unspecified malignant neoplasms | C17, C23-C24, C26-C31, C37-C41, C44-C49, C51-C52, C57-C60, C62-C63, C66, C68-C69, C73-C80, C97 | |
41 | In situ neoplasms, benign neoplasms and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behavior | D00-D48 | |
42 | Anemias | D50-D64 | |
43 | Diabetes mellitus | E10-E14 | |
44 | Malnutrition | E40-E46 | |
45 | Other nutritional deficiencies | E50-E64 | |
46 | Meningitis | G00, G03 | |
47 | Parkinson disease | G20-G21 | |
48 | Alzheimer disease | G30 | |
49 | Acute rheumatic fever and chronic rheumatic heart diseases | I00-I09 | |
50 | Hypertensive heart disease | I11 | |
51 | Hypertensive heart and renal disease | I13 | |
52 | Acute myocardial infarction | I21-I22 | Heart attack |
53 | Other acute ischemic heart diseases | I24 | |
54 | Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described | I25.0 | |
55 | All other forms of chronic ischemic heart disease | I20, I25.1-I25.9 | |
56 | Acute and subacute endocarditis | I33 | |
57 | Diseases of pericardium and acute myocarditis | I30-I31, I40 | |
58 | Heart failure | I50 | |
59 | All other forms of heart disease | I26-I28, I34-I38, I42-I49, I51 | |
60 | Essential hypertension and hypertensive renal disease | I10, I12, I15 | |
61 | Cerebrovascular diseases | I60-I69 | Stroke |
62 | Atherosclerosis | I70 | |
63 | Aortic aneurysm and dissection | I71 | |
64 | Other diseases of arteries, arterioles and capillaries | I72-I78 | |
65 | Other disorders of circulatory system | I80-I99 | |
66 | Influenza | J09-J11 | Flu |
67 | Pneumonia | J12-J18 | |
68 | Acute bronchitis and bronchiolitis | J20-J21 | |
69 | Other and unspecified acute lower respiratory infection | J22, U04 | |
70 | Bronchitis, chronic and unspecified | J40-J42 | |
71 | Emphysema | J43 | |
72 | Asthma | J45-J46 | |
73 | Other chronic lower respiratory diseases | J44, J47 | |
74 | Pneumoconioses and chemical effects | J60-J66, J68 | |
75 | Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids | J69 | |
76 | Other diseases of respiratory system | J00-J06, J30-J39, J67, J70-J98 | |
77 | Peptic ulcer | K25-K28 | |
78 | Diseases of appendix | K35-K38 | |
79 | Hernia | K40-K46 | |
80 | Alcoholic liver disease | K70 | |
81 | Other chronic liver disease and cirrhosis | K73-K74 | |
82 | Cholelithiasis and other disorders of gallbladder | K80-K82 | |
83 | Acute and rapidly progressive nephritic and nephrotic syndrome | N00-N01, N04 | Kidney diseases |
84 | Chronic glomerulonephritis, nephritis and nephritis not specified as acute or chronic, and renal sclerosis unspecified | N02-N03, N05-N07, N26 | |
85 | Renal failure | N17-N19 | |
86 | Other disorders of kidney | N25, N27 | |
87 | Infections of kidney | N10-N12, N13.6, N15.1 | |
88 | Hyperplasia of prostate | N40 | |
89 | Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs | N70-N76 | PID |
90 | Pregnancy with abortive outcome | O00-O07 | |
91 | Other complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium | O10-O99 | This is not the same as "maternal mortality." Maternal death counts and rates are reported here. |
92 | Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period | P00-P96 | |
93 | Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities | Q00-Q99 | Birth defects, Congenital anomalies |
94 | Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified | R00-R99 | |
95 | All other diseases (Residual) | Residual | |
96 | Motor vehicle crash | 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 | Cars, motorcycles, ATVs, trucks, vans, buses, et. al. |
97 | Unintentional injury: Other land transport | 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 | Bicycles, trains, horse, et. al. |
98 | Unintentional injury: Water, air and space, and other transport | V90-V99, Y85 | Drowning due to boat overturning or sinking or from falling overboard, hot air ballooning, hang-gliding, parachuting, et. al. |
99 | Falls | W00-W19 | |
100 | Accidental discharge of firearms | W32-W34 | |
101 | Accidental drowning and submersion | W65-W74 | Includes in bathtub, pool, lake, ocean, river, et. al. Excludes water transport accidents |
102 | Accidental exposure to smoke, fire and flames | X00-X09 | |
103 | Accidental poisoning and exposure to noxious substances | X40-X49 | Includes unintentional drug overdose, carbon monoxide poisoning, et. al. |
104 | Other and unspecified nontransport accidents and their sequelae | W20-W31, W35-W64, W75-W99, X10-X39, X50-X59, Y86 | |
105 | Intentional self-harm (suicide) by discharge of firearms | X72-X74 | |
106 | Intentional self-harm (suicide) by other and unspecified means and their sequelae | X60-X71, X75-X84, Y87.0, *U03 | |
107 | Assault (homicide) by discharge of firearms | X93-X95, *U01.4 | |
108 | Assault (homicide) by other and unspecified means and their sequelae | X85-X92, X96-Y09, Y87.1, *U01.0-*U01.3, *U01.5-*U01.9, *U02 | |
109 | Legal intervention | Y35, Y89.0 | |
110 | Discharge of firearms, undetermined intent | Y22-Y24 | |
111 | Other and unspecified events of undetermined intent and their sequelae | Y10-Y21, Y25-Y34, Y87.2, Y89.9 | |
112 | Operations of war and their sequelae | Y36, Y89.1 | |
113 | Complications of medical and surgical care | Y40-Y84, Y88 | |
114 | Enterocolitis due to Clostridium difficile | A04.7 | C. diff. |
115 | Coronavirus disease 2019 | U07.1 | COVID-19 |
The ICD codes for terrorism are preceded with '*' because they are not used internationally. See Classification of Death and Injury Resulting from Terrorism on the CDC website.
** Figure does not meet NCHS standards for reliability or precision.