Table 1 Selected avoidable deaths
Cause of death | Intervention | ICD9 code | Age-groups |
|---|---|---|---|
Deaths amenable to both medical care and public health | 001-999 | 0-64 | |
Ischemic heart disease | Public health | 410-414, 429.2 | 35-64 |
Smoking cessation, lifestyle modification | |||
Medical care | |||
Pharmacotherapy, angioplasty, surgery | |||
Deaths amenable to medical care | |||
Tuberculosis | Immunization, contact tracing, pharmacotherapy | 010-018, 137 | 5-64 |
Malignant neoplasm of the breast [breast cancer] | Screening, surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy | 174 | 25-64 |
Malignant neoplasm of the cervix uteri [cervical cancer] | Screening, surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy | 180 | 15-64 |
Malignant neoplasm of the uterus [uterine cancer] | Screening, surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy | 179, 182 | 15-64 |
Hodgkin's disease | Chemotherapy, radiation therapy, | 201 | 15-64 |
Hypertension and cerebrovascular disease | Pharmacotherapy, carotid endarterectomy | 401-405, 430-438 | 35-64 |
Asthma | Pharmacotherapy | 493 | 5-44 |
Gastric and duodenal ulcer [ulcers] | Pharmacotherapy, surgery | 531-534 | 25-64 |
Appendicitis | Surgery | 540-543 | 5-64 |
Hernia | Surgery | 550-553 | 5-64 |
Cholelithiasis, cholecystitis and cholangitis [Gallbladder diseases] | Pharmacotherapy, surgery | 575-476 | 5-64 |
Complications of pregnancy [Maternal mortality] | Pharmacotherapy, surgery | 630-676 | 0-64 |
Perinatal conditions | Screening, pharmacotherapy, surgery | 760-779 | > 28 weeks, gestation < 1 week and stillbirths |
Deaths amenable to public health | |||
Malignant neoplasm of the trachea, bronchus and lung [Lung cancer] | Smoking cessation, lifestyle modification | 162 | 35-64 |
Accidents/Poisonings/Violence [Injuries] | Legislation, safety equipment | 800-999 | 0-64 |