Some Considerations in the Revision of the International Statistical Classification

rpHE International List of Causes of Death -*¦ was designed primarily for classifying, coding, and tabulating causes of death.The sixth revision differed significantly from pre¬ vious revisions in that it provided a single classification of diagnoses intended for both morbidity and mortality statistics.In part at least to emphasize this intention, the title was changed to the International Statistical Classi¬ fication of Diseases, Injuries, and Causes of Death.This professed intention, however, has yet to be accepted fully by those responsible for sub- sequent revisions of this classification.Reflect- ing the fact that the classification still is used more widely for classifying and coding mor¬ tality statistics than for any other purpose,