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Table 2 Frequency of codes listed as the underlying cause of death in death certificates with heart failure (ICD I50) present anywhere in Parts I and II (Brazil, 2006–2016)

From: Heart failure quantified by underlying cause and multiple cause of death in Brazil between 2006 and 2016

ICD

Description

n

(%)

I50.0

Heart failure

157,769

14.7

I11.0

Hypertensive heart disease with (congestive) heart failure

121,289

11.3

I50.9

Heart failure, unspecified

118,261

11.0

I21.9

Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified

90,422

8.4

E14.9

Unspecified diabetes mellitus - without complications

33,392

3.1

J18.9

Pneumonia, unspecified organism

32,913

3.1

I42.0

Dilated cardiomyopathy

31,053

2.9

J44.9

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified

28,151

2.6

I50.1

Left ventricular failure

20,685

1.9

B57.2

Chagas disease (chronic) with heart involvement

18,366

1.7

I64

Stroke, not specified as hemorrhage or infarction

16,011

1.5

J44.0

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute lower respiratory infection

15,791

1.5

I251

Atherosclerotic heart disease

15,426

1.4

I10

Essential (primary) hypertension

12,430

1.2

J18.0

Pneumonia, organism unspecified

11,590

1.1

I13.2

Hypertensive heart and renal disease with both (congestive) heart failure and renal failure

11,269

1.0

I25.9

Chronic ischemic heart disease, unspecified

10,651

1.0

I25.5

Ischemic cardiomyopathy

10,360

1.0

E14.2

Unspecified diabetes mellitus - with renal complications

9616

0.9

I24.8

Other forms of acute ischemic heart disease

9523

0.9

(…)

Other codes not mentioned above

299,070

27.9

 

Total

1,074,038

100.00