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APPENDIX 2 DETAILED CAUSE OF DEATH BY GENDER AND AGE BRITISH COLUMBIA, 1998 Preamble to Appendix 2 Appendix 2 describes detailed causes of death by cause, gender, and age for deaths which occurred to residents of British Columbia in the province during 1998. Causes of death are coded according to the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD9), which defines the underlying cause of death as "(a) the disease or injury which initiated the train of events leading directly to death, or (b) the circumstances of the accident or violence which produced the fatal injury." Although many causes of death in ICD9 are specified by four digits, these have been summed to the three digit level and are only presented when there were at least five deaths from the specified cause. Statistics using four digit ICD9 codes, and those for rare causes of death, are available upon request. Deaths which are not from natural causes (suicide, homicide, and accidents) may be subject to investigation by the coroner. At the time that information is produced for the Annual Report, deaths which are still under investigation are included in ICD9 799.9 Other unknown or unspecified cause in the Annual Report. The proportion of deaths in this category varies depending upon when the Annual Report is produced.
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| ICD9 Codes | Cause of Death Category |
|---|---|
| 001-139 | Infectious and Parasitic Diseases including:
AIDS/HIV Infection (042-044) |
| 140-239 | Neoplasms including:
malignant neoplasms (cancers) of oral cavity (140-149) |
| 240-279 | Endocrine, Nutritional, and Metabolic Diseases and Immunity Disorders including:
diabetes (250) |
| 280-289 | Diseases of Blood and Blood-Forming Organs |
| 290-319 | Mental Disorders |
| 320-389 | Diseases of the Nervous System and Sense Organs |
| 390-459 | Diseases of the Circulatory System including:
chronic rheumatic heart disease (393-398) |
| 460-519 | Diseases of the Respiratory System including:pneumonia (480-486) |
| 520-579 | Diseases of the Digestive System including:chronic liver disease/cirrhosis (571) |
| 580-629 | Diseases of the Genitourinary System |
| 630-676 | Complications of Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Puerperium |
| 680-709 | Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue |
| 710-733 | Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue |
| 740-759 | Congenital Anomalies |
| 760-779 | Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period |
| 780-799 | Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions |
| E800-E999 | External Causes of Injury and Poisoning including:railway accidents (E800-E807) |
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