Table 4

Changes in original underlying cause of death when all hospital discharge data* are added to the original death certificate: Origin of the newly assigned underlying cause of death. Hospital deaths, Sweden 1995 (n=39 872)

			Newly assigned underlying cause
				Obtained from the hospital discharge register
Original underlying cause of death, ICD-9 Chapter		Original number Number	Upgraded contributing cause of death Number	Main condition Number	Additional condition Number
*Main condition, additional conditions, data on injuries and surgery within four weeks before death.
I	Infectious and parasitic diseases	477	60	24	43
II	Neoplasms	12684	69	442	86
III	Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases, and immunity disorders	838	17	11	45
IV	Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs	190	17	3	5
V	Mental disorders	198	34	26	20
VI	Diseases of the nervous system and sense organs	405	27	4	17
VII	Diseases of the circulatory system	17918	294	791	595
VIII	Diseases of the respiratory system	2966	214	240	290
IX	Diseases of the digestive system	1924	65	39	74
X	Diseases of the genitourinary system	587	16	13	32
XI	Complications of pregnancy and childbirth	3	–	–	–
XII	Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue	49	1	1	2
XIII	Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue	196	8	4	11
XIV	Congenital anomalies	111	12	0	4
XV	Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period	39	6	0	2
XVI	Symptoms, signs and ill-defined conditions	111	1	0	0
E	External causes of injuries and poisoning	1176	119	169	272
Total		39872	960	1767	1498