TABLE 1

Causes of death for chronic lower respiratory diseases, with corresponding International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes

ICD-9 basic tabulation list (from 1979 to 1995)
 B323Bronchitis, chronic and unspecified, emphysema, and asthma
 B324Bronchiectasis
 B325Other chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
ICD-9 detailed full list (from 1996 to 2002)
 490Bronchitis, not specified as acute or chronic
 491Chronic bronchitis
 492Emphysema
 493Asthma
 494Bronchiectasis
 495Extrinsic allergic alveolitis
 496Chronic airway obstruction, not elsewhere classified
ICD-10 detailed full list (from 2003 to 2010)
 J40Bronchitis, not specified as acute or chronic
 J41Simple and mucopurulent chronic bronchitis
 J42Unspecified chronic bronchitis
 J43Emphysema
 J44Other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
 J45Asthma
 J46Status asthmaticus
 J47Bronchiectasis