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ICDA 9 Code Number |
Cause of Death |
Number of Deaths |
Rate |
001-999 | Total Deaths, All Causes | 1,771 | 12.6 |
001-136 | Infectious and Parasitic Diseases | 21 | 14.9 |
010-018 | Tuberculosis | 1 | 0.7 |
011 | Pulmonary | 1 | 0.7 |
030-041 | Other Bacterial Diseases | 14 | 9.9 |
038 | Septicemia | 12 | 8.5 |
041 | In Conditions Classified Elsewhere and of Unspecified Site | 2 | 1.4 |
042-044 | Human Immunodeficiency Virus | 1 | 0.7 |
042 | Infection with Specified Conditions | 1 | 0.7 |
070-079 | Other Diseases Due to Viruses and Chlamydiae | 3 | 2.1 |
070 | Viral Hepatitis | 3 | 2.1 |
130-136 | Other Infectious and Parasitic Diseases | 2 | 1.4 |
136 | Other and Unspecified Infectious and Parasitic Diseases | 2 | 1.4 |
140-239 | Neoplasms | 400 | 283.7 |
140-208 | Malignant Neoplasms | 394 | 279.4 |
140-149 | Malignant Neoplasm of Lip, Oral Cavity, and Pharynx | 9 | 6.4 |
140 | Lip | 1 | 0.7 |
141 | Tongue | 2 | 1.4 |
142 | Major Salivary Glands | 2 | 1.4 |
146 | Oropharynx | 1 | 0.7 |
148 | Hypopharynx | 1 | 0.7 |
149 | Other and Ill-defined Sites within the Lip, Oral Cavity, and Pharynx | 2 | 1.4 |
150-159 | Malignant Neoplasm of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum | 72 | 51.1 |
150 | Esophagus | 3 | 2.1 |
151 | Stomach | 6 | 4.3 |
152 | Small Intestine, Including Duodenum | 1 | 0.7 |
153 | Colon | 32 | 22.7 |
154 | Rectum, Rectosigmoid Junction, and Anus | 4 | 2.8 |
155 | Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Ducts | 8 | 5.7 |
156 | Gallbladder and Extrahepatic Bile Ducts | 1 | 0.7 |
157 | Pancreas | 16 | 11.3 |
158 | Retroperitoneum and Peritoneum | 1 | 0.7 |
160-165 | Malignant Neoplasm of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs | 132 | 93.6 |
161 | Larynx | 2 | 1.4 |
162 | Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung | 130 | 92.2 |
170-175 | Malignant Neoplasm of Bone, Connective Tissue, Skin, and Breast | 51 | 36.2 |
170 | Bone and Articular Cartilage | 1 | 0.7 |
171 | Connective and Other Soft Tissue | 7 | 5.0 |
172 | Melanoma of Skin | 5 | 3.5 |
173 | Other Malignant Neoplasm of Skin | 1 | 0.7 |
174 | Female Breast | 36 | 25.5 |
175 | Male Breast | 1 | 0.7 |
179-189 | Malignant Neoplasm of Genitourinary Organs | 58 | 41.1 |
179 | Uterus, Part Unspecified | 4 | 2.8 |
180 | Cervix Uteri | 7 | 5.0 |
182 | Body of Uterus | 1 | 0.7 |
183 | Ovary and Other Uterine Adnexa | 6 | 4.3 |
184 | Other and Unspecified Female Genital Organs | 1 | 0.7 |
185 | Prostate | 26 | 18.4 |
186 | Testis | 1 | 0.7 |
188 | Bladder | 4 | 2.8 |
189 | Kidney and Other and Unspecified Urinary Organs | 8 | 5.7 |
190-199 | Malignant Neoplasm of Other and Unspecified Sites | 37 | 26.2 |
191 | Brain | 6 | 4.3 |
192 | Other and Unspecified Parts of Nervous System | 1 | 0.7 |
195 | Other and Ill-defined Sites | 2 | 1.4 |
199 | Without Specification of Site | 28 | 19.9 |
200-208 | Malignant Neoplasm of Lymphatic and Hematopoietic Tissue | 35 | 24.8 |
200 | Lymphosarcoma and Reticulosarcoma | 1 | 0.7 |
201 | Hodgkin's Disease | 4 | 2.8 |
202 | Other Malignant Neoplasm of Lympoid and Histiocytic Tissue | 15 | 10.6 |
203 | Multiple Myeloma and Immunoproliferative Neoplasms | 6 | 4.3 |
204 | Lymphoid Leukemia | 2 | 1.4 |
205 | Myeloid Leukemia | 4 | 2.8 |
208 | Leukemia of Unspecified Cell Type | 3 | 2.1 |
235-239 | Benign and Unspecified Neoplasms and Neoplasms of Uncertain Behavior | 6 | 4.3 |
235-238 | Neoplasms of Uncertain Behavior | 1 | 0.7 |
238 | Other and Unspecified Sites and Tissues | 1 | 0.7 |
239 | Neoplasms of Unspecified Nature | 5 | 3.5 |
240-279 | Endocrine, Nutritional, and Metabolic Diseases and Immunity Disorders | 63 | 44.7 |
240-246 | Disorders of Thyroid Gland | 1 | 0.7 |
244 | Acquired Hypothyroidism | 1 | 0.7 |
250-259 | Diseases of Other Endocrine Glands | 46 | 32.6 |
250 | Diabetes Mellitus | 46 | 32.6 |
260-269 | Nutritional Deficiencies | 3 | 2.1 |
263 | Other and Unspecified Protein-calorie Malnutrition | 3 | 2.1 |
270-279 | Other Metabolic Disorders and Immunity Disorders | 13 | 9.2 |
275 | Of Mineral Metabolism | 2 | 1.4 |
276 | Of Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-base Balance | 6 | 4.3 |
277 | Other and Unspecified Disorders of Metabolism | 1 | 0.7 |
278 | Obesity and Other Hyperalimentation | 4 | 2.8 |
280-289 | Diseases of Blood and Blood-Forming Organs | 11 | 7.8 |
285 | Other and Unspecified Anemias | 2 | 1.4 |
286 | Coagulation Defects | 2 | 1.4 |
287 | Purpura and Other Hemorrhagic Conditions | 2 | 1.4 |
288 | Diseases of White Blood Cells | 2 | 1.4 |
289 | Other | 3 | 2.1 |
290-319 | Mental Disorders | 35 | 24.8 |
290-294 | Organic Psychotic Conditions | 16 | 11.3 |
290 | Senile and Presenile | 16 | 11.3 |
295-299 | Other Psychoses | 12 | 8.5 |
298 | Other Nonorganic | 12 | 8.5 |
300-316 | Neurotic Disorders, Personality Disorders, and Other Nonpsychotic Mental Disorders | 6 | 4.3 |
303 | Alcohol Dependence Syndrome | 3 | 2.1 |
305 | Nondependent Abuse of Drugs | 1 | 0.7 |
310 | Specific Nonpsychotic Mental Disorders Following Organic Brain Damage | 2 | 1.4 |
317-319 | Mental Retardation | 1 | 0.7 |
319 | Unspecified | 1 | 0.7 |
320-389 | Diseases of the Nervous System and Sense Organs | 29 | 20.6 |
330-337 | Hereditary and Degenerative Diseases of the Central Nervous System | 19 | 13.5 |
330 | Cerebral Degenerations Usually Manifest in Childhood | 1 | 0.7 |
331 | Other Cerebral Degenerations | 9 | 6.4 |
332 | Parkinson's Disease | 7 | 5.0 |
335 | Anterior Horn Cell Disease | 2 | 1.4 |
340-349 | Other Disorders of the Central Nervous System | 9 | 6.4 |
340 | Multiple Sclerosis | 1 | 0.7 |
343 | Infantile Cerebral Palsy | 1 | 0.7 |
344 | Other Paralytic Syndromes | 2 | 1.4 |
345 | Epilepsy | 3 | 2.1 |
348 | Other Conditions of Brain | 2 | 1.4 |
350-359 | Disorders of the Peripheral Nervous System | 1 | 0.7 |
359 | Muscular Dystrophies and Other Myopathies | 1 | 0.7 |
390-459 | Diseases of the Circulatory System | 771 | 546.8 |
390-448 | Major Cardiovascular Disease | 766 | 543.3 |
390-398, 402, 404-429 |
Diseases of the Heart |
650 |
461.0 |
393-398 | Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease | 2 | 1.4 |
396 | Diseases of Mitral and Aortic Valves | 1 | 0.7 |
398 | Other Rheumatic Heart Disease | 1 | 0.7 |
401-405 | Hypertensive Disease | 22 | 15.6 |
401 | Essential Hypertension | 3 | 2.1 |
402 | Hypertensive Heart Disease | 17 | 12.1 |
403 | Hypertensive Renal Disease | 2 | 1.4 |
410-414 | Ischemic Heart Disease | 471 | 334.0 |
410 | Acute Myocardial Infarction | 248 | 175.9 |
412 | Old Myocardial Infarction | 1 | 0.7 |
414 | Other Forms of Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease | 222 | 157.4 |
415-417 | Diseases of Pulmonary Circulation | 7 | 5.0 |
415 | Acute Pulmonary Heart Disease | 4 | 2.8 |
416 | Chronic Pulmonary Heart Disease | 3 | 2.1 |
420-429 | Other Forms of Heart Disease | 153 | 108.5 |
424 | Other Diseases of Endocardium | 3 | 2.1 |
425 | Cardiomyopathy | 10 | 7.1 |
426 | Conduction Disorders | 1 | 0.7 |
427 | Cardiac Dysrhythmias | 36 | 25.5 |
428 | Heart Failure | 48 | 34.0 |
429 | Ill-defined Descriptions and Complications of Heart Disease | 55 | 39.0 |
430-438 | Cerebrovascular Disease | 81 | 57.4 |
430 | Subarachnoid Hemorrhage | 2 | 1.4 |
431 | Intracerebral Hemorrhage | 13 | 9.2 |
434 | Occlusion of Cerebral Arteries | 7 | 5.0 |
436 | Acute but Ill-defined | 54 | 38.3 |
437 | Other and Ill-defined | 1 | 0.7 |
438 | Late Effects of | 4 | 2.8 |
440-448 | Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles and Capillaries | 30 | 21.3 |
440 | Atherosclerosis | 13 | 9.2 |
441 | Aortic Aneurysm | 10 | 7.1 |
442 | Other Aneurysm | 1 | 0.7 |
443 | Other Peripheral Vascular Disease | 4 | 2.8 |
444 | Arterial Embolism and Thrombosis | 1 | 0.7 |
447 | Other Disorders of Arteries and Arterioles | 1 | 0.7 |
451-459 | Diseases of Veins and Lymphatics and Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 5 | 3.5 |
453 | Other Venous Embolism and Thrombosis | 1 | 0.7 |
458 | Hypotension | 1 | 0.7 |
459 | Other Disorders of Circulatory System | 3 | 2.1 |
460-519 | Diseases of the Respiratory System | 187 | 132.6 |
480-487 | Pneumonia and Influenza | 57 | 40.4 |
482 | Other Bacterial Pneumonia | 5 | 3.5 |
486 | Pneumonia, Organism Unspecified | 49 | 34.8 |
487 | Influenza | 3 | 2.1 |
490-496 | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions | 97 | 68.8 |
491 | Chronic Bronchitis | 1 | 0.7 |
492 | Emphysema | 21 | 14.9 |
496 | Chronic Airways Obstruction, Not Elsewhere Classified | 75 | 53.2 |
500-508 | Pneumoconioses and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agents | 16 | 11.3 |
500 | Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis | 8 | 5.7 |
505 | Pneumoconiosis, Unspecified | 1 | 0.7 |
507 | Pneumonitis Due to Solids and Liquids | 7 | 5.0 |
510-519 | Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 17 | 12.1 |
511 | Pleurisy | 1 | 0.7 |
515 | Postinflammatory Pulmonary Fibrosis | 6 | 4.3 |
518 | Other Diseases of Lung | 10 | 7.1 |
520-579 | Diseases of the Digestive System | 69 | 48.9 |
530-537 | Diseases of Esophagus, Stomach, and Duodenum | 3 | 2.1 |
531 | Gastric Ulcer | 1 | 0.7 |
535 | Gastritis and Duodenitis | 1 | 0.7 |
536 | Disorders of Function of Stomach | 1 | 0.7 |
555-558 | Noninfectious Enteritis and Colitis | 5 | 3.5 |
557 | Vascular Insufficiency of Intestine | 4 | 2.8 |
558 | Other Noninfective Gastroenteritis and Colitis | 1 | 0.7 |
560-569 | Other Diseases of Intestines and Peritoneum | 12 | 8.5 |
560 | Intestinal Obstruction without Mention of Hernia | 4 | 2.8 |
562 | Diverticula of Intestine | 2 | 1.4 |
567 | Peritonitis | 2 | 1.4 |
569 | Other Disorders of Intestine | 4 | 2.8 |
570-579 | Other Diseases of Digestive System | 49 | 34.8 |
571 | Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis | 21 | 14.9 |
572 | Liver Abscess and Sequelae of Chronic Liver Disease | 10 | 7.1 |
573 | Other Disorders of Liver | 1 | 0.7 |
574 | Cholelithiasis | 1 | 0.7 |
575 | Other Disorders of Gallbladder | 4 | 2.8 |
577 | Diseases of Pancreas | 2 | 1.4 |
578 | Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage | 10 | 7.1 |
580-589 | Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis | 20 | 14.2 |
584 | Acute Renal Failure | 3 | 2.1 |
585 | Chronic Renal Failure | 7 | 5.0 |
586 | Renal Failure, Unspecified | 10 | 7.1 |
590-599 | Other Diseases of Urinary System | 13 | 9.2 |
593 | Other Disorders of Kidney and Ureter | 6 | 4.3 |
599 | Other Disorders of Urethra and Urinary Tract | 7 | 5.0 |
680-709 | Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue | 3 | 2.1 |
700-709 | Other Diseases of Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue | 3 | 2.1 |
707 | Chronic Ulcer of Skin | 3 | 2.1 |
710-719 | Arthropathies and Related Disorders | 7 | 5.0 |
714 | Rheumatoid Arthritis and Other Inflammatory Polyarthropathies | 6 | 4.3 |
715 | Osteoarthrosis and Allied Disorders | 1 | 0.7 |
740-759 | Congenital Anomalies | 5 | 3.5 |
742 | Other, of Nervous System | 2 | 1.4 |
746 | Other, of Heart | 1 | 0.7 |
748 | Of Respiratory System | 1 | 0.7 |
753 | Of Urinary System | 1 | 0.7 |
760-779 | Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period | 9 | 6.4 |
760 | Fetus or Newborn Affected by Maternal Conditions Which May Be Unrelated to Present Pregnancy | 2 | 1.4 |
762 | Fetus or Newborn Affected by Complications of Placenta, Cord, and Membranes | 1 | 0.7 |
765 | Disorders Relating to Short Gestation and Unspecified Low Birthweight | 1 | 0.7 |
769 | Respiratory Distress Syndrome | 3 | 2.1 |
770 | Other Respiratory Conditions of Fetus and Newborn | 2 | 1.4 |
780-799 | Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions | 6 | 4.3 |
780-789 | Symptoms | 1 | 0.7 |
786 | Involving Respiratory System and Other Chest Symptoms | 1 | 0.7 |
797-799 | Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Morbidity and Mortality | 5 | 3.5 |
797 | Senility without Mention of Psychosis | 1 | 0.7 |
798 | Sudden Death, Cause Unknown | 2 | 1.4 |
799 | Other | 2 | 1.4 |
E800-999* | External Causes of Injury and Poisoning | 122 | 86.5 |
E800-949 | Accidents, All Forms | 80 | 56.7 |
E810-825 | Motor Vehicle Accidents | 41 | 29.1 |
E810-819 | Motor Vehicle Traffic Accidents | 39 | 27.7 |
E812 | Other Collision with Another Motor Vehicle | 10 | 7.1 |
E814 | Collision with Pedestrian | 2 | 1.4 |
E815 | Other Collision on the Highway | 2 | 1.4 |
E816 | Loss of Control, without Collision on the Highway | 5 | 3.5 |
E818 | Other Noncollision | 3 | 2.1 |
E819 | Unspecified Nature | 17 | 12.1 |
E820-825 | Motor Vehicle Nontraffic Accidents | 2 | 1.4 |
E821 | Other Offroad Motor Vehicle | 1 | 0.7 |
E825 | Other and Unspecified Nature | 1 | 0.7 |
E850-949 | Nonmotor Vehicle Accidents | 39 | 27.7 |
E850-858 | Accidental Poisoning by Drugs, Medicaments, and Biologicals | 2 | 1.4 |
E850 | Analgesics, Antipyretics, Antirheumatics | 1 | 0.7 |
E858 | Other Drugs | 1 | 0.7 |
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 |
3 |
2.1 |
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 |
3 |
2.1 |
E880-888 | Accidental Falls | 12 | 8.5 |
E883 | Into Hole or Other Opening in Surface | 1 | 0.7 |
E884 | Other from One Level to Another | 1 | 0.7 |
E888 | Other and Unspecified | 10 | 7.1 |
E890-899 | Accidents Caused by Fire and Flames | 1 | 0.7 |
E890 | Conflagration in Private Dwelling | 1 | 0.7 |
E900-909 | Accidents Due to Natural and Environmental Factors | 5 | 3.5 |
E901 | Excessive Cold | 3 | 2.1 |
E907 | Lightning | 2 | 1.4 |
E910-915 | Accidents Caused by Submersion, Suffocation, and Foreign Bodies | 10 | 7.1 |
E910 | Accidental Drowning and Submersion | 6 | 4.3 |
E911 | Inhalation and Ingestion of Food Causing Obstruction of Respiratory Tract or Suffocation | 2 | 1.4 |
E912 |
Inhalation and Ingestion of Other Object Causing Obstruction of Respiratory Tract or Suffocation |
1 |
0.7 |
E913 | Accidental Mechanical Suffocation | 1 | 0.7 |
E916-928 | Other Accidents | 5 | 3.5 |
E919 | Caused by Machinery | 3 | 2.1 |
E922 | Caused by Firearm Missile | 2 | 1.4 |
E930-949 | Drugs, Medicaments, and Biological Substances Causing Adverse Effects in Therapeutic Use | 1 | 0.7 |
E944 | Water, Mineral and Uric Acid Metabolism Drugs | 1 | 0.7 |
E950-959 | Suicide and Self-Inflicted Injury | 27 | 19.1 |
E950 | Poisoning by Solid or Liquid Substances | 2 | 1.4 |
E953 | By Hanging, Strangulation, and Suffocation | 1 | 0.7 |
E955 | By Firearms and Explosives | 24 | 17.0 |
E960-969 | Homicide and Injury Purposely Inflicted by Other Persons | 13 | 9.2 |
E965 | By Firearms and Explosives | 11 | 7.8 |
E966 | By Cutting and Piercing Instruments | 2 | 1.4 |
E980-989 | Injury Undetermined Whether Accidentally or Purposely Inflicted | 2 | 1.4 |
E984 | Submersion (Drowning) | 2 | 1.4 |
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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