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Table 4 Classification of the causes of death according to ICD-10.

From: Status and perspectives of hospital mortality in a public urban Hellenic hospital, based on a five-year review

ICD-10 Chapter

Blocks

ICD-10 Title

No of deceased

*Per cent of total 5836 deceased

I

A00–B99

Certain infectious and parasitic diseases

185

3.2

II

C00–D48

Neoplasms: all codes

1027

17.7

 

C00–D48

Neoplasms (all codes except the following specified)

351

6.0

 

C16–16.9

Malignant neoplasms of stomach

62

1.1

 

C18–21.2

Malignant neoplasms of large intestine

88

1.5

 

C34

Malignant neoplasms of bronchus and lungs

203

3.5

 

C50

Malignant neoplasms of the breast

47

0.8

 

C51, C52, C54, C55, C57, C58

Malignant neoplasms, female genital organs (coded)

12

0.2

 

C53

Malignant neoplasms of the uterine cervix

6

0.1

 

C56

Malignant neoplasms of the ovary

17

0.3

 

C61

Malignant neoplasms of the prostate

33

0.6

 

C64–68

Malignant neoplasms of the urinary tract

74

1.3

 

C69–72

Malignant neoplasms of eye, brain, and other parts of central nervous system

56

1.0

 

C81–C96

Malignant neoplasms, of the lymphoid, haemopoietic and related tissue

49

0.8

 

D46

Myelodysplastic syndrome

29

0.5

III

D50–D89

Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism

42

0.7

IV

E00–E90

Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases: all codes

437

7.5

 

E00–E90

Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (all codes except the following specified)

51

0.9

 

E10–E14

Diabetes mellitus

384

6.6

 

E65–E68

Obesity and other hyperalimentation

2

0.0

V

F00–F99

Mental and behavioral disorders

6

0.1

VI

G00–G99

Diseases of the nervous system

40

0.7

IX

I00–I99

Diseases of the circulatory system: all codes

2461

42.1

 

I00–I99

Diseases of the circulatory system (all codes except the following specified)

313

5.4

 

I10–I15

Hypertensive diseases

99

1.7

 

I20–I25

Ischemic heart diseases

603

10.3

 

I46

Cardiac arrest

61

1.0

 

I50.0–I50.9

Cardiac failure

462

7.9

 

I60–I69

Cerebrovascular diseases

923

15.8

X

J00–J99

Diseases of the respiratory system: all codes

348

6.0

 

J00–J99

Diseases of the respiratory system (all codes except the following specified)

21

0.4

 

J10–J18

Influenza and pneumonia

240

4.1

 

J40–J47

Chronic lower respiratory diseases

69

1.2

 

J96

Respiratory failure not classified elsewhere

18

0.3

XI

K00–K93

Diseases of the digestive system

393

6.7

XII

L00–L99

Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

16

0.3

XIII

M00–M99

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

14

0.2

XIV

N00–N99

Diseases of the genitourinary system: all codes

341

5.8

 

N00–N99

Diseases of the genitourinary system (all codes except the following specified)

13

0.2

 

N10–N16

Acute tubulo-interstitial nephritis

67

1.1

 

N17–N19

Renal failure

261

4.5

XVI

P00–P96

Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period

65

1.1

XVII

Q00–Q99

Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities

18

0.3

XVIII

R00–R99

Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified

7

0.1

XX

V01–Y98

External causes of morbidity and mortality: all codes

362

6.2

 

X60–X84

Intentional self-harm

2

0.0

  

Not classifiable**

74

1.3

Total

  

5836

100.0

  1. *Per cent of the total 5836 deceased in hospital.
  2. **These deceased were referred for autopsy, the death certificates were issued directly by the forensic medical department and the database of the hospital was not updated.
  3. There were no recorded deaths in the following ICD-10 blocks; diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00–H59), diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60–H95), pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00–O99), complications of medical and surgical care (Y40–Y84), factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00–Z99) and under the codes for special purposes (U00–U99).