ICD-11

ICD-11 provides a standardized, ontology-linked classification system for coding and analyzing global mortality and morbidity data to support epidemiology and health statistics.

Key Features:

• Foundation: A comprehensive semantic knowledge base called "the Foundation" underpins all derived classifications.
• Biomedical ontology linkage: The Foundation is linked to a biomedical ontology to integrate new medical insights and maintain classification consistency.
• ICD-11-MMS: ICD-11 for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics (ICD-11-MMS) serves as the successor to ICD-10 and enables more precise and detailed data capture for mortality and morbidity statistics.
• Clinical characteristic recording: Mechanisms to record and combine clinically relevant characteristics of cases provide richer datasets for analysis.
• Coding tool: A digital coding tool is provided for assigning classification codes that replace paper-based indexes.
• API: An application programming interface (API) enables programmatic access and integration of ICD-11 content and services into health informatics systems.
• Multilingual support: Support for multiple languages ensures consistency in data collection and interpretation across regions.

Scientific Applications:

• Mortality and morbidity statistics: Compilation and analysis of global mortality and morbidity statistics for epidemiology and health reporting.
• Public health monitoring and surveillance: Standardized coding to support public health monitoring, surveillance, and epidemiological analyses.
• Health research and policy: Provision of more accurate and comparable disease classification data for health research and policy-making.

Methodology:

Classification content is organized in the Foundation semantic knowledge base linked to a biomedical ontology, implemented as ICD-11-MMS for mortality and morbidity coding, with mechanisms to record and combine clinically relevant case characteristics and an API for programmatic access.