Table 1

Mortality from avoidable causes that occurred among 759 665 men aged 30–64 during the five year follow up period (1992–1996), Korea

ICD 8 code	ICD 9 code	ICD 10 code	Causes of death	Number of deaths	Type of intervention
010-019	010-018	A15-A19	Tuberculosis ( all forms)	132	Treatment
141,	141,	C02,	Malignant neoplasms of dorsal and ventral surfaces, borders and tip of tongue, floor of mouth, or buccal mucosa		20		Prevention
144-145		144,145					C04,	Treatment
144-145		144,145					C06	Treatment
161		161		C32		Malignant neoplasms of larynx		53		Prevention
161		161		C32		Malignant neoplasms of larynx		53		Treatment
162	162	C33,34	Malignant neoplasms of trachea, bronchus, lung	751	Prevention
173	173	C44	Other malignant neoplasms of skin	9	Treatment
188	188	C67	Malignant neoplasms of bladder	30	Prevention
193	193	C73	Thyroid carcinoma	11	Prevention
205	205	C92	Myeloid leukaemia	44	Prevention
242	242	E05	Thyrotoxicosis with or without goitre	4	Treatment
269		269		E63		Other nutritional deficiencies		2		Prevention
269		269		E63		Other nutritional deficiencies		2		Treatment
280-281, 284		280, 281, 284		D50-D52,	Anaemia		10		Prevention
280-281, 284		280, 281, 284		D60-D61	Anaemia		10		Treatment
320	320	G00	Bacterial meningitis	1	Treatment
381M-383M	381-383	H65-H67	Otitis media of mastoiditis	1	Treatment
426	415-417	I26-I27	Pulmonary heart disease	8	Prevention
480-487		480-487, 490		J10-J18,	Pneumonia, influenza,	66		Treatment
480-487		480-487, 490		J20, J40	Bronchitis	66		Treatment
491-492	490-492, 496	J41-J44,	Chronic obstructive lung disease	53	Prevention
493	493	J45-J46	Asthma	59	Treatment
515-516	500-505	J60-65	Pneumoconiosis	7	Prevention
540-543	540-543	K35-K38	Appendicitis	3	Treatment
550-553	550-553	K40-k46	Inguinal or other hernias of abdominal cavity	1	Treatment
574-575	574-575	K81	Cholecystitis	10	Treatment
680-686	680-686	L00-L08	Infections of skin and subcutaneous tissues	1	Treatment
720	730	M86	Osteomyelitis	2	Treatment
780-799^1-150	780-799	R00-R99	Symptoms and ill defined conditions	262

↵1-150 Included in this table as an index of poor quality of health care.