The table shows the underlying cause of death (excluding sudden infant death syndrome) for deaths under one year of age where cot death or a similar term was mentioned on the death certificate for England and Wales for 1985 and 1986.
| Number of deaths under one year of age with any mention of cot death or similar term by underlying cause (excluding sudden infant death syndrome) England and Wales 1985–86 |
| ICD number |
Underlying cause of death |
Number of deaths |
| 1985 |
|
|
| 007.1 |
Giardiasis |
1 |
| 008.6 |
Enteritis due to specified virus |
1 |
| 009.1 |
Colitis, enteritis and gastroenteritis of presumed infectious origin |
2 |
| 054.9 |
Herpes simplex without mention of complication |
1 |
| 055.9 |
Measles without mention of complication |
1 |
| 079 |
Viral infection in conditions classified elsewhere and of unspecified site |
|
| 079.0 |
Adenovirus |
1 |
| 079.8 |
Other |
1 |
| 254.8 |
Other disease of thymus gland |
2 |
| 270.1 |
Phenylketonuria |
1 |
| 276.0 |
Hyperosmolality and/or hypernatraemia |
1 |
| 277.0 |
Cystic fibrosis |
1 |
| 331.8 |
Other cerebral degeneration |
1 |
| 343.9 |
Infantile cerebral palsy, unspecified |
1 |
| 348.1 |
Anoxic brain damage |
1 |
| 382.9 |
Unspecified otitis media |
2 |
| 427.5 |
Cardiac arrest |
1 |
| 428.0 |
Congestive heart failure |
1 |
| 428.9 |
Heart failure, unspecified |
1 |
| 429.0 |
Myocarditis, unspecified |
1 |
| 437.1 |
Other generalized ischaemic cerebrovascular disease |
1 |
| 464.0 |
Acute laryngitis |
1 |
| 464.2 |
Acute laryngotracheitis |
1 |
| 465.9 |
Acute upper respiratory infection of unspecified site |
14 |
| 466.0 |
Acute bronchitis |
15 |
| 466.1 |
Acute bronchiolitis |
4 |
| 472.0 |
Chronic rhinitis |
1 |
| 478.7 |
Other diseases of larynx, not elsewhere classified |
1 |
| 480.9 |
Viral pneumonia, unspecified |
5 |
| 481 |
Pneumococcal pneumonia |
1 |
| 482.3 |
Pneumonia due to Streptococcus |
1 |
| 485 |
Bronchopneumonia, organism unspecified |
7 |
| 486 |
Pneumonia, organism unspecified |
5 |
| 490 |
Bronchitis, not specified as acute or chronic |
2 |
| 491.1 |
Mucopurulent chronic bronchitis |
1 |
| 493.9 |
Asthma, unspecified |
1 |
| 514 |
Pulmonary congestion and hypostasis |
4 |
| 516.8 |
Other alveolar and parietoalveolar pneumopathy, other |
3 |
| ICD number |
Underlying cause of death |
Number of deaths |
| 518.4 |
Acute oedema of lung, unspecified |
1 |
| 519.8 |
Other diseases of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified |
10 |
| 742.1 |
Microcephalus |
2 |
| 742.4 |
Other specified anomalies of brain |
1 |
| 745.4 |
Ventricular septal defect |
3 |
| 745.6 |
Endocardial cushion defects |
1 |
| 746.3 |
Congenital stenosis of aortic valve |
1 |
| 746.9 |
Unspecified anomalies of heart |
1 |
| 747.0 |
Patent ductus arteriosus |
1 |
| 749.0 |
Cleft palate |
1 |
| 753.2 |
Obstructive defects of renal pelvis and ureter |
1 |
| 761.5 |
Multiple pregnancy |
3 |
| 762.3 |
Placental transfusion syndromes |
1 |
| 765 |
Disorders relating to short gestation and unspecified low birthweight |
|
| 765.0 |
Extreme immaturity |
1 |
| 765.1 |
Other preterm infants |
1 |
| 770.8 |
Other respiratory problems after birth |
3 |
| 771.1 |
Congenital cytomegalvirus infection |
1 |
| 771.8 |
Other infection specific to the perinatal period |
1 |
| 799.1 |
Respiratory failure |
6 |
| E911 |
Inhalation and ingestion of food causing obstruction of respiratory tract or suffocation |
10 |
| 1986 |
|
|
| 009.1 |
Colitis, enteritis and gastroenteritis of presumed infectious origin |
2 |
| 038.0 |
Streptococcal septicaemia |
1 |
| 041 |
Bacterial infection in conditions classified elsewhere and of unspecified site |
|
| 041.0 |
Streptococcus |
1 |
| 041.5 |
Haemophilus influenzae |
1 |
| 049.0 |
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis |
1 |
| 136.9 |
Unspecified infectious and parasitic diseases |
1 |
| 276.5 |
Volume depletion |
2 |
| 286.6 |
Defibrination syndrome |
1 |
| 320.0 |
Haemophilus meningitis |
1 |
| 345.9 |
Unspecified epilepsy |
1 |
| 348.1 |
Anoxic brain damage |
1 |
| 348.5 |
Cerebral oedema |
3 |
| 382.9 |
Unspecified otitis media |
8 |
| 416.0 |
Primary pulmonary hypertension |
1 |
| 428.1 |
Left heart failure |
1 |
| 429.3 |
Cardiomegaly |
1 |
| 464.1 |
Acute tracheitis |
1 |
| 464.3 |
Acute epiglottitis |
1 |
| 465.9 |
Acute upper respiratory infection of unspecified site |
17 |
| 466.0 |
Acute bronchitis |
9 |
| 466.1 |
Acute bronchiolitis |
7 |
| 478.2 |
Other diseases of pharynx, not elsewhere classified |
1 |
| 480.9 |
Viral pneumonia, unspecified |
4 |
| 481 |
Pneumococcal pneumonia |
1 |
| 482.3 |
Pneumonia due to Streptococcus |
2 |
| 482.4 |
Pneumonia due to Staphylococcus |
2 |
| 485 |
Bronchopneumonia, organism unspecified |
1 |
| 486 |
Pneumonia, organism unspecified |
11 |
| 490 |
Bronchitis, not specified as acute or chronic |
1 |
| 514 |
Pulmonary congestion and hypostasis |
3 |
| 516.8 |
Other alveolar and parietoalveolar pneumopathy, other |
3 |
| 519.8 |
Other diseases of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified |
7 |
| 572.8 |
Other sequelae of chronic liver disease |
1 |
| 742.1 |
Microcephalus |
2 |
| 742.9 |
Unspecified anomalies of brain, spinal cord and nervous system |
1 |
| 745.5 |
Ostium secundum type atrial septal defect |
2 |
| 747.3 |
Anomalies of pulmonary artery |
1 |
| 747.5 |
Absence of hypoplasia of umbilical artery |
1 |