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| ICDA 9 Code Number |
Cause of Death |
Number of Deaths |
Rate |
| 001-999 | Total Deaths, All Causes | 1,607 | 12.2 |
| 001-136 | Infectious and Parasitic Diseases | 21 | 15.9 |
| 010-018 | Tuberculosis | 2 | 1.5 |
| 011 | Pulmonary | 1 | 0.8 |
| 018 | Miliary | 1 | 0.8 |
| 030-041 | Other Bacterial Diseases | 13 | 9.8 |
| 038 | Septicemia | 13 | 9.8 |
| 042-044 | Human Immunodeficiency Virus | 4 | 3.0 |
| 042 | Infection with Specified Conditions | 4 | 3.0 |
| 070-079 | Other Diseases Due to Viruses and Chlamydiae | 1 | 0.8 |
| 070 | Viral Hepatitis | 1 | 0.8 |
| 110-118 | Mycoses | 1 | 0.8 |
| 117 | Other | 1 | 0.8 |
| 140-239 | Neoplasms | 375 | 284.1 |
| 140-208 | Malignant Neoplasms | 372 | 281.8 |
| 140-149 | Malignant Neoplasm of Lip, Oral Cavity, and Pharynx | 4 | 3.0 |
| 145 | Other and Unspecified Parts of Mouth | 1 | 0.8 |
| 149 | Other and Ill-defined Sites within the Lip, Oral Cavity, and Pharynx | 3 | 2.3 |
| 150-159 | Malignant Neoplasm of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum | 86 | 65.2 |
| 150 | Esophagus | 4 | 3.0 |
| 151 | Stomach | 15 | 11.4 |
| 153 | Colon | 39 | 29.5 |
| 154 | Rectum, Rectosigmoid Junction, and Anus | 4 | 3.0 |
| 155 | Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Ducts | 6 | 4.5 |
| 156 | Gallbladder and Extrahepatic Bile Ducts | 4 | 3.0 |
| 157 | Pancreas | 14 | 10.6 |
| 160-165 | Malignant Neoplasm of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs | 129 | 97.7 |
| 161 | Larynx | 3 | 2.3 |
| 162 | Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung | 126 | 95.5 |
| 170-175 | Malignant Neoplasm of Bone, Connective Tissue, Skin, and Breast | 23 | 17.4 |
| 172 | Melanoma of Skin | 4 | 3.0 |
| 173 | Other Malignant Neoplasm of Skin | 1 | 0.8 |
| 174 | Female Breast | 18 | 13.6 |
| 179-189 | Malignant Neoplasm of Genitourinary Organs | 62 | 47.0 |
| 179 | Uterus, Part Unspecified | 5 | 3.8 |
| 180 | Cervix Uteri | 5 | 3.8 |
| 182 | Body of Uterus | 2 | 1.5 |
| 183 | Ovary and Other Uterine Adnexa | 11 | 8.3 |
| 185 | Prostate | 18 | 13.6 |
| 188 | Bladder | 8 | 6.1 |
| 189 | Kidney and Other and Unspecified Urinary Organs | 13 | 9.8 |
| 190-199 | Malignant Neoplasm of Other and Unspecified Sites | 29 | 22.0 |
| 191 | Brain | 6 | 4.5 |
| 193 | Thyroid Gland | 3 | 2.3 |
| 195 | Other and Ill-defined Sites | 2 | 1.5 |
| 199 | Without Specification of Site | 18 | 13.6 |
| 200-208 | Malignant Neoplasm of Lymphatic and Hematopoietic Tissue | 39 | 29.5 |
| 200 | Lymphosarcoma and Reticulosarcoma | 1 | 0.8 |
| 201 | Hodgkin's Disease | 1 | 0.8 |
| 202 | Other Malignant Neoplasm of Lympoid and Histiocytic Tissue | 13 | 9.8 |
| 203 | Multiple Myeloma and Immunoproliferative Neoplasms | 9 | 6.8 |
| 204 | Lymphoid Leukemia | 5 | 3.8 |
| 205 | Myeloid Leukemia | 6 | 4.5 |
| 206 | Monocytic Leukemia | 1 | 0.8 |
| 208 | Leukemia of Unspecified Cell Type | 3 | 2.3 |
| 235-239 | Benign and Unspecified Neoplasms and Neoplasms of Uncertain Behavior | 3 | 2.3 |
| 239 | Neoplasms of Unspecified Nature | 3 | 2.3 |
| 240-279 | Endocrine, Nutritional, and Metabolic Diseases and Immunity Disorders | 68 | 51.5 |
| 240-246 | Disorders of Thyroid Gland | 2 | 1.5 |
| 242 | Thyrotoxicosis with or without Goiter | 1 | 0.8 |
| 244 | Acquired Hypothyroidism | 1 | 0.8 |
| 250-259 | Diseases of Other Endocrine Glands | 51 | 38.6 |
| 250 | Diabetes Mellitus | 51 | 38.6 |
| 260-269 | Nutritional Deficiencies | 5 | 3.8 |
| 261 | Nutritional Marasmus | 1 | 0.8 |
| 263 | Other and Unspecified Protein-calorie Malnutrition | 3 | 2.3 |
| 266 | Deficiency of B-complex Components | 1 | 0.8 |
| 270-279 | Other Metabolic Disorders and Immunity Disorders | 10 | 7.6 |
| 271 | Of Carbohydrate Transport and Metabolism | 1 | 0.8 |
| 272 | Of Lipoid Metabolism | 4 | 3.0 |
| 276 | Of Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-base Balance | 4 | 3.0 |
| 277 | Other and Unspecified Disorders of Metabolism | 1 | 0.8 |
| 280-289 | Diseases of Blood and Blood-Forming Organs | 8 | 6.1 |
| 281 | Other Deficiency Anemias | 1 | 0.8 |
| 283 | Acquired Hemolytic Anemias | 1 | 0.8 |
| 284 | Aplastic Anemia | 2 | 1.5 |
| 286 | Coagulation Defects | 1 | 0.8 |
| 288 | Diseases of White Blood Cells | 2 | 1.5 |
| 289 | Other | 1 | 0.8 |
| 290-319 | Mental Disorders | 18 | 13.6 |
| 290-294 | Organic Psychotic Conditions | 3 | 2.3 |
| 290 | Senile and Presenile | 3 | 2.3 |
| 295-299 | Other Psychoses | 1 | 0.8 |
| 298 | Other Nonorganic | 1 | 0.8 |
| 300-316 | Neurotic Disorders, Personality Disorders, and Other Nonpsychotic Mental Disorders | 14 | 10.6 |
| 303 | Alcohol Dependence Syndrome | 2 | 1.5 |
| 305 | Nondependent Abuse of Drugs | 1 | 0.8 |
| 307 | Special Symptoms or Syndromes Not Elsewhere Classified | 1 | 0.8 |
| 310 | Specific Nonpsychotic Mental Disorders Following Organic Brain Damage | 9 | 6.8 |
| 311 | Depressive Disorder, Not Elsewhere Classified | 1 | 0.8 |
| 320-389 | Diseases of the Nervous System and Sense Organs | 23 | 17.4 |
| 320-326 | Inflammatory Diseases of the Central Nervous System | 1 | 0.8 |
| 322 | Meningitis of Unspecified Cause | 1 | 0.8 |
| 330-337 | Hereditary and Degenerative Diseases of the Central Nervous System | 15 | 11.4 |
| 330 | Cerebral Degenerations Usually Manifest in Childhood | 1 | 0.8 |
| 331 | Other Cerebral Degenerations | 8 | 6.1 |
| 332 | Parkinson's Disease | 4 | 3.0 |
| 333 | Other Extrapyramidal Disease and Abnormal Movement Disorders | 1 | 0.8 |
| 335 | Anterior Horn Cell Disease | 1 | 0.8 |
| 340-349 | Other Disorders of the Central Nervous System | 4 | 3.0 |
| 340 | Multiple Sclerosis | 2 | 1.5 |
| 345 | Epilepsy | 1 | 0.8 |
| 348 | Other Conditions of Brain | 1 | 0.8 |
| 350-359 | Disorders of the Peripheral Nervous System | 3 | 2.3 |
| 357 | Inflammatory and Toxic Neuropathy | 1 | 0.8 |
| 358 | Myoneural Disorders | 1 | 0.8 |
| 359 | Muscular Dystrophies and Other Myopathies | 1 | 0.8 |
| 390-459 | Diseases of the Circulatory System | 712 | 539.4 |
| 390-448 | Major Cardiovascular Disease | 710 | 537.9 |
| 390-398, 402, 404-429 |
Diseases of the Heart |
574 |
434.8 |
| 390-392 | Acute Rheumatic Fever | 1 | 0.8 |
| 391 | With Heart Involvement | 1 | 0.8 |
| 393-398 | Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease | 5 | 3.8 |
| 394 | Diseases of Mitral Valve | 5 | 3.8 |
| 401-405 | Hypertensive Disease | 33 | 25.0 |
| 401 | Essential Hypertension | 5 | 3.8 |
| 402 | Hypertensive Heart Disease | 21 | 15.9 |
| 403 | Hypertensive Renal Disease | 2 | 1.5 |
| 404 | Hypertensive Heart and Renal Disease | 5 | 3.8 |
| 410-414 | Ischemic Heart Disease | 375 | 284.1 |
| 410 | Acute Myocardial Infarction | 268 | 203.0 |
| 412 | Old Myocardial Infarction | 2 | 1.5 |
| 413 | Angina Pectoris | 1 | 0.8 |
| 414 | Other Forms of Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease | 104 | 78.8 |
| 415-417 | Diseases of Pulmonary Circulation | 11 | 8.3 |
| 415 | Acute Pulmonary Heart Disease | 10 | 7.6 |
| 417 | Other Diseases of Pulmonary Circulation | 1 | 0.8 |
| 420-429 | Other Forms of Heart Disease | 156 | 118.2 |
| 423 | Other Diseases of Pericardium | 1 | 0.8 |
| 424 | Other Diseases of Endocardium | 16 | 12.1 |
| 425 | Cardiomyopathy | 13 | 9.8 |
| 427 | Cardiac Dysrhythmias | 37 | 28.0 |
| 428 | Heart Failure | 44 | 33.3 |
| 429 | Ill-defined Descriptions and Complications of Heart Disease | 45 | 34.1 |
| 430-438 | Cerebrovascular Disease | 106 | 80.3 |
| 430 | Subarachnoid Hemorrhage | 1 | 0.8 |
| 431 | Intracerebral Hemorrhage | 14 | 10.6 |
| 432 | Other and Unspecified Intracranial Hemorrhage | 3 | 2.3 |
| 434 | Occlusion of Cerebral Arteries | 10 | 7.6 |
| 436 | Acute but Ill-defined | 69 | 52.3 |
| 437 | Other and Ill-defined | 2 | 1.5 |
| 438 | Late Effects of | 7 | 5.3 |
| 440-448 | Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles and Capillaries | 23 | 17.4 |
| 440 | Atherosclerosis | 7 | 5.3 |
| 441 | Aortic Aneurysm | 5 | 3.8 |
| 443 | Other Peripheral Vascular Disease | 6 | 4.5 |
| 444 | Arterial Embolism and Thrombosis | 3 | 2.3 |
| 446 | Polyarteritis Nodosa and Allied Conditions | 2 | 1.5 |
| 451-459 | Diseases of Veins and Lymphatics and Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 2 | 1.5 |
| 456 | Varicose Veins of Other Sites | 1 | 0.8 |
| 459 | Other Disorders of Circulatory System | 1 | 0.8 |
| 460-519 | Diseases of the Respiratory System | 176 | 133.3 |
| 480-487 | Pneumonia and Influenza | 53 | 40.2 |
| 481 | Pneumococcal Pneumonia | 3 | 2.3 |
| 482 | Other Bacterial Pneumonia | 1 | 0.8 |
| 485 | Bronchopneumonia, Organism Unspecified | 1 | 0.8 |
| 486 | Pneumonia, Organism Unspecified | 44 | 33.3 |
| 487 | Influenza | 4 | 3.0 |
| 490-496 | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions | 103 | 78.0 |
| 492 | Emphysema | 31 | 23.5 |
| 493 | Asthma | 4 | 3.0 |
| 494 | Bronchiectasis | 1 | 0.8 |
| 496 | Chronic Airways Obstruction, Not Elsewhere Classified | 67 | 50.8 |
| 500-508 | Pneumoconioses and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agents | 8 | 6.1 |
| 500 | Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis | 2 | 1.5 |
| 507 | Pneumonitis Due to Solids and Liquids | 6 | 4.5 |
| 510-519 | Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 12 | 9.1 |
| 513 | Abscess of Lung and Mediastinum | 1 | 0.8 |
| 515 | Postinflammatory Pulmonary Fibrosis | 2 | 1.5 |
| 516 | Other Alveolar and Parietoalveolar Pneumopathy | 1 | 0.8 |
| 518 | Other Diseases of Lung | 7 | 5.3 |
| 519 | Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 1 | 0.8 |
| 520-579 | Diseases of the Digestive System | 49 | 37.1 |
| 530-537 | Diseases of Esophagus, Stomach, and Duodenum | 6 | 4.5 |
| 532 | Duodenal Ulcer | 2 | 1.5 |
| 533 | Peptic Ulcer, Site Unspecified | 2 | 1.5 |
| 537 | Other Disorders of Stomach and Duodenum | 2 | 1.5 |
| 555-558 | Noninfectious Enteritis and Colitis | 10 | 7.6 |
| 556 | Idiopathic Proctocolitis | 1 | 0.8 |
| 557 | Vascular Insufficiency of Intestine | 7 | 5.3 |
| 558 | Other Noninfective Gastroenteritis and Colitis | 2 | 1.5 |
| 560-569 | Other Diseases of Intestines and Peritoneum | 8 | 6.1 |
| 560 | Intestinal Obstruction without Mention of Hernia | 3 | 2.3 |
| 562 | Diverticula of Intestine | 3 | 2.3 |
| 564 | Functional Digestive Disorders, Not Elsewhere Classified | 1 | 0.8 |
| 569 | Other Disorders of Intestine | 1 | 0.8 |
| 570-579 | Other Diseases of Digestive System | 25 | 18.9 |
| 571 | Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis | 9 | 6.8 |
| 572 | Liver Abscess and Sequelae of Chronic Liver Disease | 3 | 2.3 |
| 576 | Other Disorders of Biliary Tract | 1 | 0.8 |
| 577 | Diseases of Pancreas | 2 | 1.5 |
| 578 | Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage | 9 | 6.8 |
| 579 | Intestinal Malabsorption | 1 | 0.8 |
| 580-589 | Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis | 10 | 7.6 |
| 581 | Nephrotic Syndrome | 2 | 1.5 |
| 584 | Acute Renal Failure | 2 | 1.5 |
| 585 | Chronic Renal Failure | 5 | 3.8 |
| 586 | Renal Failure, Unspecified | 1 | 0.8 |
| 590-599 | Other Diseases of Urinary System | 5 | 3.8 |
| 593 | Other Disorders of Kidney and Ureter | 2 | 1.5 |
| 599 | Other Disorders of Urethra and Urinary Tract | 3 | 2.3 |
| 600-608 | Diseases of Male Genital Organs | 1 | 0.8 |
| 602 | Other Disorders of Prostate | 1 | 0.8 |
| 710-719 | Arthropathies and Related Disorders | 3 | 2.3 |
| 714 | Rheumatoid Arthritis and Other Inflammatory Polyarthropathies | 3 | 2.3 |
| 720-724 | Dorsopathies | 1 | 0.8 |
| 723 | Other Disorders of Cervical Region | 1 | 0.8 |
| 730-739 | Osteopathies, Chondropathies, and Acquired Musculoskeletal Deformities | 2 | 1.5 |
| 730 | Osteomyelitis, Periostitis, and Other Infections Involving Bone | 2 | 1.5 |
| 740-759 | Congenital Anomalies | 7 | 5.3 |
| 748 | Of Respiratory System | 3 | 2.3 |
| 753 | Of Urinary System | 1 | 0.8 |
| 758 | Chromosomal Anomalies | 1 | 0.8 |
| 759 | Other and Unspecified | 2 | 1.5 |
| 760-779 | Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period | 4 | 3.0 |
| 761 | Fetus or Newborn Affected by Maternal Complications of Pregnancy | 1 | 0.8 |
| 765 | Disorders Relating to Short Gestation and Unspecified Low Birthweight | 1 | 0.8 |
| 767 | Birth Trauma | 1 | 0.8 |
| 769 | Respiratory Distress Syndrome | 1 | 0.8 |
| 780-799 | Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions | 9 | 6.8 |
| 780-789 | Symptoms | 2 | 1.5 |
| 780 | General | 1 | 0.8 |
| 785 | Involving Cardiovascular System | 1 | 0.8 |
| 797-799 | Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Morbidity and Mortality | 7 | 5.3 |
| 798 | Sudden Death, Cause Unknown | 4 | 3.0 |
| 799 | Other | 3 | 2.3 |
| E800-999* | External Causes of Injury and Poisoning | 115 | 87.1 |
| E800-949 | Accidents, All Forms | 85 | 64.4 |
| E810-825 | Motor Vehicle Accidents | 50 | 37.9 |
| E810-819 | Motor Vehicle Traffic Accidents | 44 | 33.3 |
| E810 | Collision with Train | 1 | 0.8 |
| E812 | Other Collision with Another Motor Vehicle | 7 | 5.3 |
| E813 | Collision with Other Vehicle | 1 | 0.8 |
| E814 | Collision with Pedestrian | 4 | 3.0 |
| E815 | Other Collision on the Highway | 5 | 3.8 |
| E816 | Loss of Control, without Collision on the Highway | 13 | 9.8 |
| E818 | Other Noncollision | 4 | 3.0 |
| E819 | Unspecified Nature | 9 | 6.8 |
| E820-825 | Motor Vehicle Nontraffic Accidents | 6 | 4.5 |
| E821 | Other Offroad Motor Vehicle | 3 | 2.3 |
| E824 | While Boarding and Alighting | 1 | 0.8 |
| E825 | Other and Unspecified Nature | 2 | 1.5 |
| E850-949 | Nonmotor Vehicle Accidents | 35 | 26.5 |
| E850-858 | Accidental Poisoning by Drugs, Medicaments, and Biologicals | 3 | 2.3 |
| E850 | Analgesics, Antipyretics, Antirheumatics | 1 | 0.8 |
| E855 | Other Drugs Acting on Central and Autonomic Nervous Systems | 1 | 0.8 |
| E858 | Other Drugs | 1 | 0.8 |
| E878-879 |
Surgical and Medical Procedures as the Cause of Abnormal Reaction of Patient or Later Complication, without Mention of Misadventure At the Time of Procedure |
2 |
1.5 |
| E878 |
Surgical Operation and Other Surgical Procedures as the Cause of Abnormal Reaction of Patient, or of Later Complication, without Mention of Misadventure At the Time of Operation |
1 |
0.8 |
| E879 |
Other Procedures, without Mention of Misadventure At the Time of Procedure, as the Cause of Abnormal Reaction of Patient, or of Later Complication |
1 |
0.8 |
| E880-888 | Accidental Falls | 16 | 12.1 |
| E884 | Other from One Level to Another | 3 | 2.3 |
| E887 | Fracture, Cause Unspecified | 2 | 1.5 |
| E888 | Other and Unspecified | 11 | 8.3 |
| E890-899 | Accidents Caused by Fire and Flames | 3 | 2.3 |
| E890 | Conflagration in Private Dwelling | 3 | 2.3 |
| E900-909 | Accidents Due to Natural and Environmental Factors | 1 | 0.8 |
| E908 | Cataclysmic Storms, and Floods Resulting from Storms | 1 | 0.8 |
| E910-915 | Accidents Caused by Submersion, Suffocation, and Foreign Bodies | 3 | 2.3 |
| E910 | Accidental Drowning and Submersion | 1 | 0.8 |
| E911 | Inhalation and Ingestion of Food Causing Obstruction of Respiratory Tract or Suffocation | 1 | 0.8 |
| E913 | Accidental Mechanical Suffocation | 1 | 0.8 |
| E916-928 | Other Accidents | 7 | 5.3 |
| E916 | Struck Accidentally by Falling Object | 2 | 1.5 |
| E919 | Caused by Machinery | 1 | 0.8 |
| E922 | Caused by Firearm Missile | 3 | 2.3 |
| E923 | Caused by Explosive Material | 1 | 0.8 |
| E950-959 | Suicide and Self-Inflicted Injury | 22 | 16.7 |
| E953 | By Hanging, Strangulation, and Suffocation | 2 | 1.5 |
| E955 | By Firearms and Explosives | 20 | 15.2 |
| E960-969 | Homicide and Injury Purposely Inflicted by Other Persons | 7 | 5.3 |
| E964 | By Submersion (Drowning) | 1 | 0.8 |
| E965 | By Firearms and Explosives | 4 | 3.0 |
| E968 | By Other and Unspecified Means | 2 | 1.5 |
| E980-989 | Injury Undetermined Whether Accidentally or Purposely Inflicted | 1 | 0.8 |
| E980 | Poisoning by Solid or Liquid Substances | 1 | 0.8 |
| ICDA 9 Code Number |
Cause of Death |
Number of Deaths |
Rate |
* Maternal death rates are per 100,000 live births
** Causes 800-999 have been coded using E External ICDA 9 Codes
Last updated March 7, 2001.
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