ICD-10 was endorsed by the Forty-third World Health Assembly in May 1990 and came into use in WHO Member States as from 1994. The classification is the latest in a series which has its origins in the 1850s. The first edition, known as the International List of Causes of Death, was adopted by the International Statistical Institute in 1893. WHO took over the responsibility for the ICD at its creation in 1948 when the Sixth Revision, which included causes of morbidity for the first time, was published. The World Health Assembly adopted in 1967 the WHO Nomenclature Regulations that stipulate use of ICD in its most current revision for mortality and morbidity statistics by all Member States.
The ICD is the international standard diagnostic classification for all general epidemiological, many health management purposes and clinical use. These include the analysis of the general health situation of population groups and monitoring of the incidence and prevalence of diseases and other health problems in relation to other variables such as the characteristics and circumstances of the individuals affected, reimbursement, resource allocation, quality and guidelines.
It is used to classify diseases and other health problems recorded on many types of health and vital records including death certificates and health records. In addition to enabling the storage and retrieval of diagnostic information for clinical, epidemiological and quality purposes, these records also provide the basis for the compilation of national mortality and morbidity statistics by WHO Member States.
International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision 2007
Tabular List of inclusions and four-character subcategories
Chapter List
Chapter | Blocks | Title |
| Certain infectious and parasitic diseases | ||
| Neoplasms | ||
| Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism | ||
| Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases | ||
| Mental and behavioural disorders | ||
| Diseases of the nervous system | ||
| Diseases of the eye and adnexa | ||
| Diseases of the ear and mastoid process | ||
| Diseases of the circulatory system | ||
| Diseases of the respiratory system | ||
| Diseases of the digestive system | ||
| Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue | ||
| Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue | ||
| Diseases of the genitourinary system | ||
| Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium | ||
| Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period | ||
| Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities | ||
| Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified | ||
| Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes | ||
| External causes of morbidity and mortality | ||
| Factors influencing health status and contact with health services | ||
| Codes for special purposes |
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