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