Table 3.3.1 Population based mortality rates for the different ICD-9 chapters in England and Wales, 1990 and 2000

Underlying cause of death	ICD-9 chapter	ICD-9 code	2000		1990
Underlying cause of death	ICD-9 chapter	ICD-9 code	No of deaths	Mortality rate per 100 000 population	No of deaths	Mortality rate per 100 000 population
Sources: ONS, 2001;³⁷⁹ OPCS, 1992.³⁸⁰
Infectious and parasitic diseases:	I	001–139	3 767	7.1	3 046	6.0
Intestinal infectious diseases		001–009	547	1.0	187	0.4
Viral hepatitis		070	200	0.4	112	0.2
All other infectious diseases		010–069, 071–139	3 020	5.7	2 749	5.4
Neoplasms:	II	140–239	134 793	254.6	144 577	285.1
Malignant neoplasms of the digestive system		150–159	37 004	69.9	40 965	80.8
Benign and other neoplasms of the digestive system		210, 211, 230, 235.2–235.5	74	0.1	66	0.1
All other neoplasms		140–149 etc,	97 715	184.6	103 646	204.2
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic disorders, and immunity disorders	III	240–279	7 247	13.7	10 249	20.2
Diseases of blood and blood-forming organs	IV	280–289	1 791	3.4	2 427	4.8
Mental disorders	V	290–319	10 866	20.5	13 395	26.4
Diseases of the nervous system and sense organs	VI	320–289	9 632	18.2	11 644	23.0
Diseases of the circulatory system	VII	390–459	207 228	391.4	259 247	511.1
Diseases of the respiratory system	VIII	460–519	92 461	174.6	61 018	120.3
Diseases of the digestive system	IX	520–579	22 134	41.8	18 429	36.3
Diseases of the genitourinary system	X	580–629	7 270	13.7	7 317	14.4
Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium	XI	630–676	38	0.1	57	0.1
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous system	XII	680–709	1 266	2.4	823	1.6
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue	XIII	710–739	3 407	6.4	5 286	10.4
Congenital abnormalities	XIV	740–759	1 165	2.2	1 621	3.2
Certain conditions originating to the perinatal period	XV	760–779	83	0.2	249	0.5
Symptoms, signs and ill-defined conditions	XVI	790–799	13 656	25.8	4 897	9.7
Injury and poisoning	XVII	800–999	16 525	31.2	17 943	35.4
Total gastrointestinal diseases		001–009,070, 150–159,210, 211,230, 235.2–235.5, 520–579	59 959	113.3	59 759	117.8
All causes of death	I–XVII	1–999	533 329	1007.4	562 225	1108.5