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Table 2 Working equivalence between WHO 2012 and PHMRC cause of death categories

From: Usefulness of the Population Health Metrics Research Consortium gold standard verbal autopsy data for general verbal autopsy methods

WHO 2012 VA cause categories

PHMRC cause categories

01.01 Sepsis (non-obstetric)

Sepsis

01.02 Acute resp infect incl pneumonia

Pneumonia

01.03 HIV/AIDS related death

AIDS

01.04 Diarrhoeal diseases

Diarrhea/dysentery

01.05 Malaria

Malaria

01.06 Measles

Measles

01.07 Meningitis and encephalitis

Meningitis; encephalitis

01.08 & 10.05 Tetanus

Other infectious diseases

01.09 Pulmonary tuberculosis

TB

01.10 Pertussis

Other infectious diseases

01.11 Haemorrhagic fever

Hemorrhagic fever

01.99 Other and unspecified infect dis

Other infectious diseases

02.01 Oral neoplasms

Other cancers

02.02 Digestive neoplasms

Esophageal cancer; stomach cancer

02.03 Respiratory neoplasms

Lung cancer

02.04 Breast neoplasms

Breast cancer

02.05 & 02.06 Reproductive neoplasms M/F

Cervical cancer; prostate cancer

02.99 Other and unspecified neoplasms

Leukemia/lymphomas; other cancers

03.01 Severe anaemia

Other non-communicable diseases

03.02 Severe malnutrition

Other non-communicable diseases

03.03 Diabetes mellitus

Diabetes

04.01 Acute cardiac disease

Acute myocardial infarction

04.02 Stroke

Stroke

04.03 Sickle cell with crisis

Other non-communicable diseases

04.99 Other and unspecified cardiac dis

Other cardiovascular diseases

05.01 Chronic obstructive pulmonary dis

COPD

05.02 Asthma

Asthma

06.01 Acute abdomen

Other digestive diseases; other non-communicable diseases

06.02 Liver cirrhosis

Liver cirrhosis

07.01 Renal failure

Renal failure

08.01 Epilepsy

Epilepsy

98 Other and unspecified NCD

Other digestive diseases; other non-communicable diseases

10.06 Congenital malformation

Congenital malformation

10.01 Prematurity

Preterm delivery

10.02 Birth asphyxia

Birth asphyxia

10.03 Neonatal pneumonia

Pneumonia

10.04 Neonatal sepsis

Meningitis/sepsis

10.99 Other and unspecified neonatal CoD

n/a

11.01 Fresh stillbirth

Stillbirth

11.02 Macerated stillbirth

Stillbirth

12.01 Road traffic accident

Road traffic

12.02 Other transport accident

Other injuries

12.03 Accid fall

Falls

12.04 Accid drowning and submersion

Drowning

12.05 Accid expos to smoke fire & flame

Fires

12.06 Contact with venomous plant/animal

Bite of venomous animal

12.10 Exposure to force of nature

Other injuries

12.07 Accid poisoning & noxious subs

Poisonings

12.08 Intentional self-harm

Suicide

12.09 Assault

Homicide; violent death

12.99 Other and unspecified external CoD

Other injuries

09.01 Ectopic pregnancy

Maternal

09.02 Abortion-related death

Maternal

09.03 Pregnancy-induced hypertension

Maternal

09.04 Obstetric haemorrhage

Maternal

09.05 Obstructed labour

Maternal

09.06 Pregnancy-related sepsis

Maternal

09.07 Anaemia of pregnancy

Maternal

09.08 Ruptured uterus

Maternal

09.99 Other and unspecified maternal CoD

Maternal

99 Indeterminate

Other defined causes of child deaths

  1. COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; PHMRC, Population Health Metrics Research Consortium; TB, tuberculosis; VA, verbal autopsy.