<status value="draft"/> <experimental value="true"/> <date value="2026-05-21"/> <publisher value="Asia eHealth Information Network (AeHIN)"/> <contact> <name value="Asia eHealth Information Network (AeHIN)"/> <telecom> <system value="url"/> <value value="https://www.asiaehealthinformationnetwork.org"/> </telecom> </contact> <contact> <name value="AeHIN Secretariat"/> <telecom> <system value="url"/> <value value="https://www.asiaehealthinformationnetwork.org"/> </telecom> </contact> <description value="Code system defining the manner of death categories as specified in the WHO Medical Certificate of Cause of Death (MCCoD) Form B. These codes align with the openEHR death_summary archetype (openEHR-EHR-EVALUATION.death_summary.v0) manner_of_death data element. Member countries SHALL use these codes without modification to ensure regional comparability. Local extensions, if needed, SHALL be defined in country-specific implementation guides that derive from this IG."/> <jurisdiction> <coding> <system value="http://un.org"/> <code value="142"/> <display value="Asia"/> </coding> <coding> <system value="http://hl7.org"/> <code value="X1"/> <display value="Asia"/> </coding> </jurisdiction> <copyright value="Copyright 2026 AeHIN. Licensed under CC0-1.0."/> <caseSensitive value="false"/> <valueSet value="http://mccod.w3datanet.com/fhir/ValueSet/mccod-manner-of-death-codes"/> <hierarchyMeaning value="is-a"/> <content value="complete"/> <count value="9"/> <concept> <code value="disease"/> <display value="Disease"/> <definition value="Death resulted from a naturally occurring disease process. Use when there is no external cause, violence, or injury involved."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="assault"/> <display value="Assault"/> <definition value="Death resulted from injuries inflicted intentionally by another person. Includes homicide. Requires completion of the external cause section."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="accident"/> <display value="Accident"/> <definition value="Death resulted from an unintentional injury or external event. Requires completion of the external cause section."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="legal-intervention"/> <display value="Legal Intervention"/> <definition value="Death resulted from injuries inflicted during a legal intervention, including operations of war in the course of law enforcement. Requires completion of the external cause section."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="could-not-be-determined"/> <display value="Could Not Be Determined"/> <definition value="The manner of death could not be determined based on available information at the time of certification. Distinct from 'Pending investigation' in that investigation has concluded without a definitive finding."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="pending-investigation"/> <display value="Pending Investigation"/> <definition value="The manner of death has not yet been determined because an investigation is ongoing. This is a provisional status and should be updated once the investigation concludes."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="intentional-self-harm"/> <display value="Intentional Self Harm"/> <definition value="Death resulted from injuries or actions intentionally self-inflicted with the intent to cause death. Includes suicide. Requires completion of the external cause section."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="war"/> <display value="War"/> <definition value="Death resulted from injuries sustained during war operations or armed conflict. Requires completion of the external cause section."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="unknown"/> <display value="Unknown"/> <definition value="The manner of death is not known and cannot be determined. Use only when information is genuinely unavailable, not as a default."/> </concept> </CodeSystem>

Generated Narrative: CodeSystem mccod-manner-of-death

This case-insensitive code system http://mccod.w3datanet.com/fhir/CodeSystem/mccod-manner-of-death defines the following codes in a Is-A hierarchy:

Code	Display	Definition
disease	Disease	Death resulted from a naturally occurring disease process. Use when there is no external cause, violence, or injury involved.
assault	Assault	Death resulted from injuries inflicted intentionally by another person. Includes homicide. Requires completion of the external cause section.
accident	Accident	Death resulted from an unintentional injury or external event. Requires completion of the external cause section.
legal-intervention	Legal Intervention	Death resulted from injuries inflicted during a legal intervention, including operations of war in the course of law enforcement. Requires completion of the external cause section.
could-not-be-determined	Could Not Be Determined	The manner of death could not be determined based on available information at the time of certification. Distinct from 'Pending investigation' in that investigation has concluded without a definitive finding.
pending-investigation	Pending Investigation	The manner of death has not yet been determined because an investigation is ongoing. This is a provisional status and should be updated once the investigation concludes.
intentional-self-harm	Intentional Self Harm	Death resulted from injuries or actions intentionally self-inflicted with the intent to cause death. Includes suicide. Requires completion of the external cause section.
war	War	Death resulted from injuries sustained during war operations or armed conflict. Requires completion of the external cause section.
unknown	Unknown	The manner of death is not known and cannot be determined. Use only when information is genuinely unavailable, not as a default.