International Classification of Diseases

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Recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) has released the 2025 edition of the International Classification of Diseases 11th Revision (ICD-11). 

About International Classification of Diseases

• It is a flagship World Health Organization product that serves as the basis for identifying health trends and statistics at country level and worldwide.
• ICD is at the foundation of WHO's Fourteenth General Programme of Work efforts to accelerate progress towards health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), addressing inequalities and achieving relevant national health targets. 
• Uses of International Classification of Diseases: It serves a broad range of uses globally and provides critical knowledge on the extent, causes and consequences of human disease and death worldwide via data that is reported and coded with the ICD.
• Clinical terms coded with ICD are the main basis for health recording and statistics on disease in primary, secondary and tertiary care, as well as on cause of death certificates.
• In India, the Central Bureau of Health Intelligence (CBHI) is an agency under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare that serves as the WHO Collaboration Centre for ICD-related activities.

International Classification of Diseases FAQs

Q1: Which authority published the international classification of diseases?

Ans: World Health Organization (WHO)

Q2: What are the 5 levels of disease?

Ans: The natural history of a disease classified into five stages: underlying, susceptible, subclinical, clinical, and recovery/disability/death. 

Q3: What is the international classification of diseases?

Ans: The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) is used to standardize mortality (death) statistics.

Source: WHO