Potentially Avoidable Deaths (PAD) are based on National Healthcare Agreement: PI 16-Potentially avoidable deaths
| Category | ICD-10-AM | Limits |
|---|---|---|
| Infections | ||
| Selected invasive infections | A38–A41, A46, A48.1, G00, G03, J02.0, J13–J16, J18, L03 | |
| Viral pneumonia and influenza | J10–J12 | |
| HIV/AIDS | B20–B24 | |
| Cancer | ||
| Cancer of the colon, sigmoid, rectum and anus | C18–C21, C26.0 | |
| Skin | C43, C44 | |
| Breast | C50 | Female |
| Cervix | C53 | |
| Prostate | C61 | Male |
| Kidney | C64 | |
| Thyroid | C73 | |
| Hodgkin's disease | C81 | |
| Acute lymphoid leukaemia/Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia | C91.0 | 0-44 years |
| Diabetes | E10–E14 | |
| Diseases of the circulatory system | ||
| Rheumatic and other valvular heart disease | I00–I09, I33–I37 | |
| Hypertensive heart and renal disease | I10–I13 | |
| Ischaemic heart disease | I20–I25 | |
| Cerebrovascular diseases | I60–I69 | |
| Heart failure | I50, I51.1, I51.2, I51.4, I51.5 | |
| Pulmonary embolism | I26 | |
| Diseases of the genitourinary system | ||
| Renal failure | N17–N19 | |
| Diseases of the respiratory system | ||
| COPD | J40–J44 | |
| Asthma | J45, J46 | |
| Diseases of the digestive system | ||
| Peptic ulcer disease | K25–K27 | |
| Maternal & infant causes | ||
| Complications of the perinatal period | P00–P96 | |
| Complications of pregnancy, labour or the puerperium | O00–O99 | |
| Selected external causes of morbidity and mortality | ||
| Falls | W00–W19 | |
| Fires, burns | X00–X09 | |
| Suicide and self-inflicted injuries | X60–X84, Y87.0 | |
| Misadventures to patients during surgical and medical care | Y60–Y69 | |
| Medical devices associated with adverse incidents in diagnostic and therapeutic use | Y70–Y82 | |
| Surgical and other medical procedures as the cause of abnormal reaction of the patient, or of later complication, without mention of misadventure at the time of the procedure | Y83, Y84 | |
| Other external causes of morbidity and mortality | ||
| Transport accidents | V01–V99 | |
| Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces | W20–W49 | |
| Exposure to animate mechanical forces | W50–W64 | |
| Accidental drowning and submersion | W65–W74 | |
| Other accidental threats to breathing | W75–W84 | |
| Exposure to electric current, radiation and extreme ambient air temperature and pressure | W85–W99 | |
| Contact with heat and hot substances | X10–X19 | |
| Contact with venomous animals and plants | X20–X29 | |
| Exposure to forces of nature | X30–X39 | |
| Accidental poisoning by and exposure to noxious substances | X40–X49 | |
| Overexertion, travel and privation | X50–X57 | |
| Accidental exposure to other and unspecified factors | X58,X59 | |
| Assault | X85–Y09 | |
| Event of undetermined intent | Y10–Y34 | |
| Legal interventions and operations of war | Y35, Y36 | |
| Drugs, medicaments and biological substances causing adverse effects in therapeutic usen | Y40–Y59 | |
| Sequelae of external causes of morbidity and mortality | Y85, Y86, Y87.1–Y89 |