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Person—underlying cause of death, code (ICD-10 2016 version) ANN{.N}

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termData Element
Short name:Help on this termUnderlying cause of death
Synonymous names:Help on this termUCOD code
METEOR identifier:Help on this term719784
Registration status:Help on this term
  • Health, Standard 16/01/2020
Definition:Help on this term

The disease or injury which initiated the train of morbid events leading directly to a person's death or the circumstances of the accident or violence which produced the fatal injury, as represented by a code.

Data Element Concept:Person—underlying cause of death

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Classification scheme:International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision (2016 version)
Representation class:Help on this termCode
Data type:Help on this termString
Format:Help on this termANN{.N}
Maximum character length:Help on this term4

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:Help on this term

Underlying cause of death is central to mortality coding and comparable international mortality reporting.

Comments:Help on this term

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) codes and classifies the underlying cause of death (UCOD) according to the rules and guidelines for mortality coding adopted by the World Health Assembly and set out in the World Health Organization's International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD).

The ABS uses Iris to process and code cause-of-death information reported on death certificates.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this term

Australian Bureau of Statistics

Origin:Help on this term

ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) 2008. Information Paper: Cause of death certification. Catalogue no. 1205.0.55.001. ABS, Canberra. Viewed 31 July 2019, https://www.ausstats.abs.gov.au/ausstats/subscriber.nsf/0/475BC02643DB45EDCA25750B000E38A4/$File/1205055001_2008.pdf

WHO (World Health Organization) 2016. The International statistical classification of diseases and related health problems, Tenth revision (2016 version). WHO, Geneva. Viewed 19th July 2019, https://icd.who.int/browse10/2016/en#/

Reference documents:Help on this term

ABS 2008. Information Paper: Cause of death certification. Catalogue no. 1205.0.55.001. ABS, Canberra. Viewed 31 July 2019, https://www.ausstats.abs.gov.au/ausstats/subscriber.nsf/
0/475BC02643DB45EDCA25750B000E38A4/$File/1205055001_2008.pdf

WHO 2016. The International statistical classification of diseases and related health problems, Tenth revision (2016 version). WHO, Geneva. Viewed 19th July 2019, https://icd.who.int/browse10/2016/en#/

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
Supersedes Person—underlying cause of death, code (ICD-10 2nd edn) ANN-ANN
  • Health, Superseded 16/01/2020
Implementation in Data Set Specifications:Help on this term
All attributes +

National Bowel Cancer Screening Program NBEDS 2020–21Health, Superseded 05/02/2021

DSS specific attributes +

Implementation start date: 01/07/2020

Implementation end date: 30/06/2021

Conditional obligation:

Only to be answered if the person has died.


National Bowel Cancer Screening Program NBEDS 2021–22Health, Superseded 17/12/2021

DSS specific attributes +

Implementation start date: 01/07/2021

Implementation end date: 30/06/2022

Conditional obligation:

Only to be answered if the person has died.


National Bowel Cancer Screening Program NBEDS 2022–23Health, Standard 17/12/2021

DSS specific attributes +

Implementation start date: 01/07/2022

Implementation end date: 30/06/2023

Conditional obligation:

Only to be answered if the person has died.


National Bowel Cancer Screening Program NBEDS 2023–24Health, Recorded 09/08/2022

DSS specific attributes +

Implementation start date: 01/07/2023

Implementation end date: 30/06/2024

Conditional obligation:

Only to be answered if the person has died.


Implementation in Indicators:Help on this term
Used as Numerator

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 08–Major causes of death, 2020Health, Standard 13/03/2020

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 08–Major causes of death, 2021Health, Standard 03/07/2020

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 08–Major causes of death, 2022Health, Standard 24/09/2021

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 16–Potentially avoidable deaths, 2020Health, Standard 13/03/2020

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 16–Potentially avoidable deaths, 2021Health, Standard 03/07/2020

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 16–Potentially avoidable deaths, 2022Health, Standard 24/09/2021

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