Category Specification Organisation World Health Organization (WHO) Type Standard Version 2019 Access Open Status Active The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th revision (ICD-10 Version:2019) is part of the WHO Family of International Classifications (WHO-FIC) that allows all healthcare workers (and patients) to communicate using one (technical) language. The classification is key for effective knowledge representation and data transfer.Main sections:· Certain infectious and parasitic diseases· Neoplasms · Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism · Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases · Mental and behavioural disorders · Diseases of the nervous system · Diseases of the eye and adnexa · Diseases of the ear and mastoid process · Diseases of the circulatory system · Diseases of the respiratory system · Diseases of the digestive system · Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue · Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue · Diseases of the genitourinary system · Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium · Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period · Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities · Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified · Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes · External causes of morbidity and mortality · Factors influencing health status and contact with health services · Codes for special purposes Access ICD-10 Version:2019 By accessing this content, you are leaving this website. The Agency takes no responsibility for the accuracy of content on the destination page.