Table 1 The 20 conditions most likely to cause serious health-related suffering that requires palliative care, as identified in the Lancet Commission on Global Access to Palliative Care and Pain Relief, and the ICD-10 codes used [21]

Cancer

Malignant neoplasm, excluding leukaemia*

C00–C97 (except C91–C95)

Leukaemia

C91–C95

Cardiovascular diseases

Cerebrovascular disease*

I60–I69

Heart rheumatic disease, cardiomyopathies and heart failure

I05–I09, I10–I15, I42, I50

Ischemic heart disease

I25

Chronic organ failure

Chronic lung disease

J40–47, J60–70, J80–84, J95–99

Liver disease

K70–K77

Chronic renal kidney

N17–N19

Musculoskeletal diseases*

M00–M97

Atherosclerosis (not included in other categories)

I70

Communicable diseases

Haemorrhagic fevers*

B33.4

TB*

A15–A19

HIV*

B20–B24

CNS inflammatory conditions*

G00–G09

Dementia

Dementia*

F00–F04, G30–G32

Other

CNS non-inflammatory conditions*

G20–G26, G35–G37, G40–G41, G80–83

Preterm birth complications and birth trauma

P07, P10–P15

Congenital malformations*

Q00–Q99

Wounds, intoxications, external causes*

S00–S99, T00–T98, V01–Y98

Malnutrition

E40–E46