CAUSEDEATH
Cause of deathDescription
CAUSEDEATH indicates the person's reported cause of death. Deaths are coded to the International List of Causes of Death, revision 2 (1909).
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1850, 1860, 1870, 1880
| Code | Label |
|---|---|
| Typhoid Fever | |
| Typhus Fever | |
| Relapsing Fever, Mediterranean Fever | |
| Malaria | |
| Smallpox | |
| Measles (rubeola) | |
| Scarlet Fever | |
| Whooping Cough, Pertussis | |
| Croup, Diphtheria | |
| Influenza | |
| Asiatic Cholera | |
| Cholera Morbus, Cholera, Summer Complaint | |
| Dysentery | |
| Yellow Fever, Dock Fever | |
| Leprosy | |
| Erysipelas | |
| Chicken Pox, Mumps, German Measles (rubella) | |
| Septicaemia, Pyaemia | |
| Glanders | |
| Anthrax | |
| Rabies, Hydrophobia | |
| Tetanus, Lockjaw | |
| Tuberculosis, Phthisis | |
| Acute Miliary TB, Acute Phthisis | |
| Tubercular Meningitis | |
| Peritoneal and Intestinal TB | |
| Pott's Disease | |
| Coxalgia | |
| Lupus, Scrofula, TB of other organs | |
| Rickets, other forms of bone softening | |
| Syphlilis, other Venereal Disease | |
| Gonorrhea | |
| Cancer of the oral cavity, face | |
| Cancer of the stomach, liver, etc. | |
| Cancer of the intestines, rectum | |
| Cancer of the female genital organs | |
| Cancer of the breast | |
| Cancer of the skin | |
| Cancer, other or not specified | |
| Tumors, Cysts | |
| Rheumatic Fever | |
| Rheumatism, Gout | |
| Scurvy | |
| Diabetes | |
| Grave's Disease | |
| Addison's Disease | |
| Hodgkin's Disease, Leukemia | |
| Anemia, Cholorosis | |
| Hemophilia, other diseases of the blood | |
| Alcoholism (acute or chronic) | |
| Lead poisoning | |
| other chronic occupational poisonings | |
| other poisonings | |
| Encephalitis | |
| Meningitis, infections of the brain | |
| Locomotor Ataxia | |
| Palsy, other diseases of the spinal cord | |
| Apoplexy, cerebral congestion, dropsy of the brain | |
| Softening of the brain | |
| Hemiplegia, Paraplegia, other forms of paralysis | |
| Paralysis of the insane, dementia paralysis | |
| Mental alienation | |
| Epilepsy | |
| Convulsions | |
| Infantile convulsions, convulsions from teething | |
| Chorea | |
| Hysteria, Neuralgia, Sciatica, Neuritis | |
| Idiocy, Imbecility, Cretinism, Cerebral Tumor, other diseases of the nervous system | |
| Diseases of the Eye | |
| Diseases of the Ear | |
| Pericarditis | |
| Endocarditis, Myocarditis | |
| Valvular disease, fatty degeneration of the heart, other organic heart disease | |
| Angina pectoris | |
| Aneurysm, artieriol sclerosis, other diseases of the arteries | |
| Embolism, thrombosis | |
| Phlebitis, Varicose Veins | |
| Diseases of the Lymphatic System | |
| Functional diseases of the heart, Hemorrhage, Nose Bleed | |
| Other diseases of the circulatory system | |
| Laryngitis, diseases of the larynx | |
| Diseases of the Thyroid | |
| Bronchitis | |
| Chronic Bronchitis | |
| Broncho-pneumonia | |
| Lobar pneumonia, pneumonia (not stated) | |
| Empyema, Pleurisy | |
| Pulmonary Apoplexy, Pulmonary Odema, Pulmonary Congestion, Lung Collapse, Hypostatic Pneumonia | |
| Gangrene of Lungs | |
| Asthma | |
| Emphysema | |
| Fibroid disease of the lungs, other diseases of the respiratory system | |
| Diseases of the teeth and gums, Thrush, Partotitis, other diseases of the mouth | |
| Tonsilitis, other diseases of the Pharynx | |
| Diseases of the Esophagus | |
| Stomach Ulcer | |
| Inflammation of the Stomach, other diseases of the Stomach | |
| applies to children <2 years of age: Enteritis, Diarrhea, Colic, Dyspepsia, Ulceration of intestines, Duodenal Ulcer | |
| applies to persons >1 year of age: Enteritis, Diarrhea, Colic, Dyspepsia, Ulceration of intestines, Duodenal Ulcer | |
| Other intestinal parasites | |
| Appendicitis | |
| Hernia, Intestinal obstruction | |
| Other diseases of the intestines | |
| Acute Yellow Atrophy of the Liver | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver, other disease of the liver and gall bladder | |
| Biliary calculi | |
| Other diseases of the Liver | |
| Diseases of the Spleen | |
| Peritonitis | |
| Abdominal abscess, other diseases of the digestive system | |
| Acute nephritis | |
| Bright's disease, Nephritis, Uraemia | |
| Abscess of kidney, cystic disease, suppression of urine, other diseases of the kidneys and annexa | |
| Calculi of the urinary passage | |
| Diseases of the bladder | |
| Perineal abscess, other diseases of the urethra | |
| Diseases of the prostate | |
| Menorrhagia, other uterine hemorrhage | |
| Uterine tumor non-canerous | |
| Disorders of menstration except menorrhagia, other diseases of the uterus | |
| Ovarian cyst, tumor non-cancerous | |
| Diseases of the ovary, other diseases of the female genital organs | |
| Non-puerperal diseases of the breast (non-cancerous) | |
| Abortion, ectopic pregnancy, hemorrhage or vomiting of pregnancy, other accidents of pregnancy | |
| Puerperal hemorrhage | |
| Other accidents of childbirth | |
| Puerperal fever | |
| Puerperal nephritis,uraemia, albumunuria, convulsions, Bright's disease | |
| Puerperal phlegmasia alba dolens, phlebitis, embolism, sudden death | |
| other conditions of childbirth | |
| Gangrene, mortification | |
| Furunculosis, Boils | |
| Abscesses, Carbuncles | |
| Diseases of integumentary system | |
| Diseases of the bones | |
| Diseases of the joints | |
| Amputations | |
| Congenital hydrocephalus, phimosis, congenital malformations | |
| Premature birth, infantile debility | |
| Diseases of the umbilicus, injuries at birth | |
| Lack of care | |
| Senile debility, senile dementia | |
| Suicide by poisoning | |
| Suicide by hanging or strangulation | |
| Suicide by drowning | |
| Suicide by firearm | |
| Suicide by cutting | |
| Suicide by jumping from high place | |
| Other suicides | |
| Poisoning by food | |
| Death by poison | |
| Burns (except conflagration) | |
| Asphyxiation from gases, suffocation by smoke | |
| Accidental drowning | |
| Firearms | |
| Cutting | |
| Fall | |
| Occupational injury | |
| Injury from machine | |
| Injury from being crushed | |
| Injury from animals | |
| Starvation, Malnutrition | |
| Exposure, Hyperthermia | |
| Heat stroke, Heat prostration, coup de soleil | |
| Lightning | |
| Homicide by firearms | |
| Homicide by cutting | |
| Homicide, not specified or not elsewhere classified | |
| Fractures, Dislocations | |
| Other acts of violence, injury, accident, casualty | |
| Dropsy, ascites | |
| Sudden death | |
| Fever | |
| Chills, chills and fever | |
| Stated 'Unknown' | |
| Unspecified disease | |
| Coma | |
| Unclassified | |
| Blank/no response | |
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