Table 1: Respiratory deaths in and out of ICD-2015

and 2021 «J» codes.

Deaths due to respiratory disorder

2015

2021

COVID-19

238,677

COPD, emphysema, BC (J41-44)

23,851

21,212

Influenza and pneumonia (J10-18)

18,458

54,596

Malignant tumors of the chest (C30-40)

7,825

7,678

Neonatal hypoxia, aspiration,

neonatal pneumonia

6,817

4,840

Drowning

4,949

3,778

Interstitial lung disease* (J45-46)

3,181

3,962

Other respiratory diseases (J98)

2,768

1,885

Cor pulmonale,

thromboembolism, PAH (I26-28)

2,108

2,464

Tb and complications (A15, A16, A19, B90.9)

1,983

2,133

Asthma (J45-46)

1,296

1,426

NS low ARI (J22)

743

405

HIV and P. jirovecii or with pneumonia

697

747

Pulmonary edema (J81)

657

664

Lung damage from external agents (J68-70)

645

710

Respiratory failure (J96)

550

909

Effusion, pneumothorax,

and pleural diseases (J90-94)

524

779

Pulmonary or pleural suppuration (J85-86)

394

504

Acute bronchitis (J20)

376

252

Congenital respiratory malformations

294

184

Unspecified bronchitis (J40)

208

69

ARDS (J80)

164

882

Pulmonary cystic fibrosis

144

169

Superior ARI (J0-6)

136

87

Diseases of the nose, sinuses, throat, larynx (J30-39)

135

144

Acute bronchiolitis (J21)

87

35

Air or fat embolism, traumatic or for other cause

72

55

Obesity-hypoventilation syndrome (E66.2)

62

49

Poorly specified thoracic tumors (C76.1)

54

37

Sleep apnea (G47.3)

43

71

Ear and mastoid problems

38

34

Pertussis

36

19

Benign chest tumors (D14, 15, 19)

26

5

Lung aspergillosis

15

28

Congenital and acquired chest deformities

14

7

Pulmonary coccidioidomycosis

8

10

Pulmonary candidiasis

8

13

Pulmonary histoplasmosis

5

12

Pneumocystosis

4

10

Pulmonary zygomycosis

0

4

ICD = International Classification of Diseases.

COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

BC = chronic bronchitis.

ARI = acute respiratory infection.

NE = non-specific.

HIV = human immunodeficiency virus.

ARDS = acute respiratory distress syndrome.

Deaths in J codes are identified in the table. Total non-respiratory deaths 548,254, group respiratory deaths were 54,173 (25,210 out of group J). One reported case of non-tuberculous mycobacteriosis, pulmonary nocardiosis, cryptococcosis: pulmonary, pulmonary toxoplasmosis and pulmonary paracoccidioidomycosis and two deaths from HIV and lymphoid interstitial pneumonia and pulmonary actinomycosis.

* Includes idiopathic, by rheumatic disease and external factors, organic and inorganic powders. See annex for ICD-10 codes not specified in the table. In 2021 total coded deaths 1,116,705, 767,214 non-respiratory. One death due to non-tuberculous mycobacteriosis (A31), HIV and LIP (B22.1), pulmonary cryptococcosis B45, pulmonary or respiratory echinococcosis, pulmonary sarcoidosis D86, pulmonary toxoplasmosis B58.