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  1. General Categories (most general level of detail)
    1. Subcategories (next level of detail)

  1. All Causes
    1. All Causes
  1. Salmonela infections
    1. Salmonela infections (A01-A02)
  2. Shigellosis and amebiasis
    1. Shigellosis and amebiasis (A03, A06)
  3. Tuberculosis
    1. Respiratory Tuberculosis, not confirmed bacteriologically (A16)
    1. Other tuberculosis (A17-A19)
  4. Whooping Cough
    1. Whooping Cough (A37)
  5. Scarlet Fever and Erysipelas
    1. Scarlet Fever and Erysipelas (A38, A46)
  6. Meningococcal Infection
    1. Meningococcal meningitis (A39.0)
    2. Meningococcaemia, unspecified (A39.4)
    3. Other (A39.1-A39.3), (A39.5-A39.9)
  7. Septicemia
    1. Streptococcal septicaemia (A40)
    2. Other septicaemia (A41)
  8. Syphilis
    1. Syphilis (A50-A53)
  9. Acute Poliomyelitis
    1. Acute Poliomyelitis (A80)
  10. Arthropod-Borne Viral Encephalitis
    1. Arthropod-Borne Viral Encephalitis (A83-A84), A85.2
  11. Measles
    1. Measles (B05)
  12. Viral Hepatitis
    1. Acute Hepatitis C (B17.1)
    2. All others (B15.0-B17.0), (B17.2-B19.9)
  13. AIDS (HIV Disease)
    1. AIDS (HIV Disease) (B20-B24)
  14. Malaria
    1. Malaria (B50-B54)
  15. Malignant Neoplasms
    1. of lip, oral cavity and pharynx (C00-C14)
    2. of esophagus (C15)
    3. of stomach (C16)
    4. of colon, rectum and anus (C18-C21)
    5. of liver and intrahepatic bile ducts (C22)
    6. of pancreas (C25)
    7. of larynx (C32)
    8. of trachea, bronchus and lung (C33-C34)
    9. of skin (C43)
    10. of breast
    11. of cervix uteri (C53)
    12. of corpus uteri and uterus, part unspecified (C54-C55)
    13. of ovary (C56)
    14. of prostate (C61)
    15. of kidney and renal pelvis (C64-C65)
    16. of bladder (C67)
    17. of meninges, brain and other parts of central nervous system (C70-C72)
    18. Hodgkin's disease (C81)
    19. Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (C82-C85)
    20. Leukemia (C91-C95)
    21. All other and unspecified malignant neoplasms (C17, C23-C24, C26-C31, C35-C42, C44-C49, C51-C52, C57-C60, C62-C63, C66, C68-C69, C73-C80, C88, C90, C96, C97)
  16. In situ Neoplasms, Benign Neoplasms and Neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behavior
    1. In situ Neoplasms, Benign Neoplasms and Neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behavior (D00-D48)
  17. Anemias
    1. Anemias (D50-D64)
  18. Diabetes Mellitus
    1. Diabetes Mellitus (E10-E14)
  19. Nutritional Deficiencies
    1. Nutritional Deficiencies (E40-E64)
  20. Meningitis
    1. Meningitis (G00-G03)
  21. Parkinson's Disease
    1. Parkinson's Disease (G20-G21)
  22. Alzheimer's Disease
    1. Alzheimer's Disease (G30)
  23. Diseases of Heart
    1. Acute rheumatic fever and chronic rheumatic heart diseases (I00-I09)
    2. Hypertensive heart disease (I11)
    3. Hypertensive heart and renal disease (I13)
    4. Acute myocardial infarction (I21-I22)
    5. Other acute ischenic heart diseases (I24)
    6. Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (I25.0)
    7. All other forms of chronic ischenic heart disease (I20, I25.1-I25.9)
    8. Acute and subacute endocarditis (I33)
    9. Diseases of pericardum and acute myocarditis (I30, I31, I40)
    10. Congestive heart failure (I50.0)
    11. Other and unspecified heart failure (I50.1-I50.9)
    12. All other forms of heart disease (I23, I26-I28, I32, I34-I38, I39, I41, I42-I49, I51)
  24. Essential (Primary) hypertension and hypertensive renal disease
    1. Essential (Primary) hypertension and hypertensive renal disease (I10,I12)
  25. Cerebrovascular diseases
    1. Subarochnoid haemorrhage (I60)
    2. Intracerebral haemorrhage (I61)
    3. Other nontraumatic intracranial haemorrhage (I62)
    4. Cerebral infarction (I63)
    5. Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (I64)
    6. Other cerebrovascular diseases and their sequelae (I67, I69)
  26. Atherosclerosis
    1. Atherosclerosis (I70)
  27. Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection
    1. Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection (I71)
  28. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1. Influenza (J10-J11)
    2. Pneumonia (J12-J18)
  29. Acute Bronchitis and Bronchiolitis
    1. Acute Bronchitis (J20)
    2. Acute Bronchiolitis (J21)
  30. Chronic lower respiratory disease
    1. Bronchitis, chronic and unspecified (J40-J42)
    2. Emphysema (J43)
    3. Asthma (J45-J46)
    4. Other chronic lower respiratory diseases (J44, J47)
  31. Pneumoconioses and chemical effects
    1. Pneumoconioses and chemical effects (J60-J66, J68)
  32. Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids
    1. Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids (J69)
  33. Peptic Ulcer
    1. Gastric Ulcer (K25)
    2. Duodenal Ulcer (K26)
    3. Peptic Ulcer, site unspecified (K27)
    4. Gastrojejunal Ulcer (K28)
  34. Diseases of appendix
    1. Diseases of appendix (K35-K38)
  35. Hernia
    1. Hernia (K40-K46)
  36. Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis
    1. Alcoholic liver disease (K70)
    2. Other chronic liver disease and cirrhosis (K73-K74)
  37. Cholelithiasis and other disorders of gallbladder
    1. Cholelithiasis and other disorders of gallbladder (K80-K82)
  38. Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis
    1. Acute and rapidly progressive nephritic and nephrotic syndrome (N00-N01, N04)
    2. Chronic glomerulonephritis, nephritis and nephritis not specified as acute or chronic, and renal sclerosis unspecified (N02-N03, N05-N07, N26)
    3. Renal failure (N17-N19)
    4. Other disorders of kidney (N25, N27)
  39. Infections of kidney
    1. Infections of kidney (N10-N12, N13.6, N15.1)
  40. Hyperplasia of prostate
    1. Hyperplasia of prostate (N40)
  41. Inflamatory diseases of female pelvic organs
    1. Inflamatory diseases of female pelvic organs (N70-N76)
  42. Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
    1. Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99)
  43. Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
    1. Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)
  44. Congential malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
    1. Congential malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  45. All other diseases (residual for diseases)
    1. All other diseases (residual for diseases)
  46. Accidents
    1. Motor vehicle accidents (V02-V04, V09.0, V09.2, V12-V14, V19.0-V19.2, V19.4-V19.6, V20-V79, V80.3-V80.5, V81.0-V81.1, V82.0-V82.1, V83-V86, V87.0-V87.8, V88.0-V88.8, V89.0, V89.2)
    2. Other land transport accidents (V01, V05-V06, V09.1, V09.3-V09.9, V10-V11, V15-V18, V19.3, V19.8-V19.9, V80.0-V80.2, V80.6-V80.9, V81.2-V81.9, V82.2-V82.9, V87.9, V88.9, V89.1, V89.3, V89.9)
    3. Water, air and space, and other and unspecified transport accidents and their sequelae (V90-V99, Y85)
    4. Falls (W00-W19)
    5. Accidental discharge of firearms (W32-W34)
    6. Accidental drowning and submersion (W65-W74)
    7. Accidental exposure to smoke, fire and flames (X00-X09)
    8. Accidental poisoning and exposure to noxious substances (X40-X49)
    9. Other and unspecified nontransport accidents and their sequelae (W20-W31, W35-W64, W75-W99, X10-X39, X50-X59, Y86)
  47. Intentional self-harm (suicide)
    1. Intentional self-harm (suicide) by discharge of firearms (X72-X74)
    2. Intentional self-harm (suicide) by other and unspecified means and their sequelae (X60-X71, X75-X84, Y87.0)
  48. Assault (homicide)
    1. Assault (homicide) by discharge of firearms (X93-X95)
    2. Assault (homicide) by other and unspecified means and their sequelae (X85-X92, X96-Y09, Y87.1)
  49. Legal Intervention
    1. Legal Intervention (Y35, Y89.0)
  50. Operations of War and their sequelae
    1. Operations of War and their sequelae (Y36, Y89.1)
  51. Complications of medical and surgical care
    1. Complications of medical and surgical care (Y40-Y84, Y88)
  52. All other external causes (residual for accidents, etc.)
    1. All other external causes (residual for accidents, etc.) (Y10-Y34, Y87.2, Y89.9)

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