International Classification of Diseases (ICD)
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International Classification of Diseases (ICD).RmdInternational Classification of Diseases (ICD)
A structured translation of each medical condition into an alphanumeric code, which allows for the harmonization and comparison of mortality statistics across time and locations. ICD is a gold standard coding system for reporting cause of death data (10).