Table 2 Top five causes of death
From: Paediatric palliative care: development and pilot study of a ‘Directory’ of life-limiting conditions
Number of deaths | Diagnosis | ICD10 code |
|---|---|---|
26 | Cerebral palsy, unspecified | G80.9 |
22 | Malignant neoplasm: Brainstem, brain (unspecified) | C71.7, C71.9 |
15 | Acute leukaemia (lymphoblastic, myeloid) | C91.0, C92.0 |
11 | Epilepsy, unspecified | G40.9 |
9 | Muscular dystrophy | G71.0 |