Table 4 Causes of death in the first postpartum year, 2006–2015
From: The tip of the iceberg: postpartum suicidality in Israel
ICD-10 Code | Cause | Number | Percentage of deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Natural causes - total | 155 | 80.3 |
O00-O99 | Obstetric death | 61 | 31.6 |
C00-C97 | Cancer | 40 | 20.7 |
R96-R99 | Unknown/ill-defined | 18 | 9.3 |
I00-I09,I11,I13,I20-I51 | Heart disease | 5 | 2.6 |
I60-I69 | Cerebrovascular disease | 4 | 2.1 |
J00-J99 | Respiratory | 4 | 2.1 |
B20-B24 | HIV | 2 | 1.0 |
Remaining natural causes | Other natural | 21 | 10.9 |
| Â | External causes - total | 38 | 19.7 |
V01-V99, Y85 | Accidental transport deaths | 14 | 7.3 |
X85-Y09, Y87.1 | Assault | 9 | 4.7 |
X60-X84, Y87.0 | Suicide | 7 | 3.6 |
Y37 | War and terror | 3 | 1.6 |
W00-W19 | Accidental falls | 2 | 1.0 |
Y10-Y34 | Undetermined intent | 2 | 1.0 |
W20-X59, Y86 | Other accidents | 1 | 0.5 |