The 62 Cause of Death (COD) classifications reported on for the age-specific mortality tables are consistent with the ICD-9.
Number COD 1 All causes 2 Infectious and parasitic disease 3 Septicemia 4 Septicemia-related disease 5 HIV infection 6 All cancer 7 Oral cavity or pharynx cancer 8 Colorectal cancer 9 Colon cancer 10 Rectal cancer 11 Pancreatic cancer 12 Lung & other respiratory cancer 13 Lung cancer 14 Malignant melanoma of the skin 15 Female breast cancer 16 Cervical cancer 17 Endometrial cancer 18 Ovarian cancer 19 Prostate cancer 20 Bladder cancer 21 Brain & other CNS cancer 22 Leukemia 23 Diabetes mellitus 24 Diabetes-related causes 25 Diabetic ketoacidosis 26 Alzheimer’s diseases 27 Cardiovascular disease 28 Diseases of the heart 29 Heart disease-related causes 30 Coronary heart disease 31 Congestive heart failure 32 Hypertension with or without renal disease 33 Hypertension-related causes 34 Cerebrovascular disease 35 Atherosclerosis 36 Atherosclerosis-related causes 37 Aortic aneurysm 38 Pneumonia & influenza 39 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) 40 COPD-related causes 41 Asthma 42 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis 43 Nephritis, nephritic syndrome, nephrosis 44 Nephritis-related causes 45 End stage renal disease 46 Unintentional injuries 47 Motor vehicle accidents 48 Falls and fall-related injuries 49 Drowning 50 Residential fires 51 Suicide 52 Homicide and legal intervention 53 Homicide 54 All injury 55 All motor vehicle accidents 56 All falls 57 All firearms 58 Suicide 59 Homicide 60 All poisoning 61 Alcohol-induced 62 Drug-induced