Table 1 Distribution of deaths of climacteric women residents of Brazil, between 1996 and 2016 according to the tenth revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10)
Classification | Section (ICD) | Deaths | % |
|---|---|---|---|
Diseases of the circulatory system | IX | 697,636 | 22.47% |
Neoplasms (tumors) | II | 611,495 | 19.69% |
Diseases of the respiratory system | X | 170,716 | 5.50% |
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases | IV | 163,602 | 5.27% |
Diseases of the digestive system | XI | 116,280 | 3.74% |
Some infectious and parasitic diseases | I | 112,459 | 3.62% |
External causes of morbidity and mortality | XX | 108,039 | 3.48% |
Diseases of the genitourinary system | XIV | 45,897 | 1.48% |
Diseases of the nervous system | VI | 28,079 | 0.90% |
Mental and behavioral disorders | V | 13,728 | 0.44% |
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue | XIII | 13,290 | 0.43% |
Blood and hematopoietic organ diseases and some immune disorders | III | 13,231 | 0.43% |
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue | XII | 5469 | 0.18% |
Congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities | XVII | 4253 | 0.14% |
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process | VIII | 310 | 0.01% |
Diseases of the eye and adnexa | VII | 55 | 0.002% |