The 62 Cause of Death (COD) classifications reported on for the age-specific mortality tables are consistent with the ICD-9.
Number |
COD |
1 |
All causes |
2 |
Infectious and parasitic disease |
3 |
Septicemia |
4 |
Septicemia-related disease |
5 |
HIV infection |
6 |
All cancer |
7 |
Oral cavity or pharynx cancer |
8 |
Colorectal cancer |
9 |
Colon cancer |
10 |
Rectal cancer |
11 |
Pancreatic cancer |
12 |
Lung & other respiratory cancer |
13 |
Lung cancer |
14 |
Malignant melanoma of the skin |
15 |
Female breast cancer |
16 |
Cervical cancer |
17 |
Endometrial cancer |
18 |
Ovarian cancer |
19 |
Prostate cancer |
20 |
Bladder cancer |
21 |
Brain & other CNS cancer |
22 |
Leukemia |
23 |
Diabetes mellitus |
24 |
Diabetes-related causes |
25 |
Diabetic ketoacidosis |
26 |
Alzheimer’s diseases |
27 |
Cardiovascular disease |
28 |
Diseases of the heart |
29 |
Heart disease-related causes |
30 |
Coronary heart disease |
31 |
Congestive heart failure |
32 |
Hypertension with or without renal disease |
33 |
Hypertension-related causes |
34 |
Cerebrovascular disease |
35 |
Atherosclerosis |
36 |
Atherosclerosis-related causes |
37 |
Aortic aneurysm |
38 |
Pneumonia & influenza |
39 |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) |
40 |
COPD-related causes |
41 |
Asthma |
42 |
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis |
43 |
Nephritis, nephritic syndrome, nephrosis |
44 |
Nephritis-related causes |
45 |
End stage renal disease |
46 |
Unintentional injuries |
47 |
Motor vehicle accidents |
48 |
Falls and fall-related injuries |
49 |
Drowning |
50 |
Residential fires |
51 |
Suicide |
52 |
Homicide and legal intervention |
53 |
Homicide |
54 |
All injury |
55 |
All motor vehicle accidents |
56 |
All falls |
57 |
All firearms |
58 |
Suicide |
59 |
Homicide |
60 |
All poisoning |
61 |
Alcohol-induced |
62 |
Drug-induced |