Table 3.3.2 Population based mortality rates for different gastrointestinal diseases in England and Wales, 1990 and 2000

Underlying cause of death	ICD-9 code	2000		1990
Underlying cause of death	ICD-9 code	No of deaths	Mortality rate per 100 000 population	No of deaths	Mortality rate per 100 000 population
Sources: ONS, 2001³⁷⁹; OPCS, 1992.³⁸⁰
Diseases of the digestive system:
Diseases of oral cavity, salivary glands and jaws	520–529	33	0.1	18	0.0
Oesophagitis	530.1	143	0.3	110	0.2
Other diseases of oesophagus	530.2–530.9	446	0.8	456	0.9
Peptic ulcer	531–534	4 022	7.6	4 381	8.6
Gastritis and duodenitis	535	168	0.3	96	0.2
Other disorders of stomach and duodenum	536–537	103	0.2	104	0.2
Appendicitis	540–543	139	0.3	148	0.3
Hernia of abdominal cavity	550–553	721	1.4	771	1.5
Crohn’s disease	555	166	0.3	190	0.4
Ulcerative colitis	556	184	0.3	190	0.4
Vascular insufficiency of intestine	557	1 883	3.6	1 483	2.9
Other non-infective gastroenteritis and colitis	558	501	0.9	341	0.7
Intestinal obstruction without mention of hernia	560	1 396	2.6	1 217	2.4
Diverticular of intestine	562	1 826	3.4	1 466	2.9
Peritonitis	567	562	1.1	313	0.6
Other diseases of intestines and peritoneum	564–566,568,569	1 134	2.1	698	1.4
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis	571	4 770	9.0	3 063	6.0
Other disorders of liver	570,572,573	412	0.8	320	0.6
Cholelithiasis, cholecystitis and other disorders of the gallbladder	574–575	784	1.5	673	1.3
Other disorders of biliary tract	576	324	0.6	261	0.5
Acute pancreatitis	577.0	848	1.6	793	1.6
Chronic pancreatitis	577.1	77	0.1	88	0.2
Other diseases of the pancreas	577.2–577.9	37	0.1	30	0.1
Gastrointestinal haemorrhage	578	1 429	2.7	1 167	2.3
Intestinal malabsorption	579	26	0.0	52	0.1
Total diseases of the digestive system	520–579	22 134	41.8	18 429	36.3
Benign and other neoplasms of the digestive system	210, 211, 230, 235.2–235.5	74	0.1	66	0.1
Malignant neoplasms, digestive system:
Oesophagus	150	6 061	11.4	5 259	10.4
Stomach	151	5 779	10.9	8 712	17.2
Small intestine	152	269	0.5	210	0.4
Colon	153	9 554	18.0	11 527	22.7
Rectum, rectosigmoid junction and anus	154	4 682	8.8	5 696	11.2
Liver and intrahepatic ducts	155	2 091	3.9	1 388	2.7
Gallbladder and extrahepatic ducts	156	527	1.0	813	1.6
Pancreas	157	6 105	11.5	6 145	12.1
Retroperitoneum and peritoneum	158	186	0.4	192	0.4
Other and ill-defined sites, digestive system	159	1 750	3.3	1 023	2.0
Total malignant neoplasms, digestive system	150–159	37 004	69.9	40 965	80.8
Intestinal infectious diseases:
Cholera	001	0	0.0	0	0.0
Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers	002	0	0.0	2	0.0
Other salmonella infections	003	13	0.0	68	0.1
Shigellosis	004	0	0.0	0	0.0
Other food poisoning (bacterial)	005	1	0.0	1	0.0
Amoebiasis	006	1	0.0	0	0.0
Other protozoal intestinal diseases	007	1	0.0	4	0.0
Intestinal infections due to other organisms	008	452	0.9	43	0.1
Ill-defined intestinal infections	009	79	0.1	69	0.1
Total intestinal infectious diseases	001–009	547	1.0	187	0.4
Viral hepatitis	070	200	0.4	112	0.2
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