TableĀ 1

ICD-10 codes used to identify children who died from life-limiting illnesses

ICD-10 codeDescription
C00-D48Neoplasms
D60-D64Aplastic and other anaemias
D80-89Certain disorders involving the immune mechanism
E70-84, E88Metabolic syndromes, including cystic fibrosis
G00-G99Diseases of the nervous system
I42Cardiomyopathies
J40-J47Chronic lower respiratory diseases
J80-84Other respiratory diseases principally affecting the interstitium
J96.1Chronic respiratory failure
N18Chronic renal failure
Q00-Q99Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
P27Chronic respiratory disease originating in the perinatal period
P91Other disturbances of cerebral status of newborn
  • ICD-10, International Classification of Diseases 10th revision.