Major causes of death in terms of true positive, false positive, and false negative diagnoses in cases of more than three major causes
| System | Disease | Correct clinical diagnosis (true positive) | Clinical underdiagnosis (false negative) | Clinical overdiagnosis (false positive) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GI, gastointestinal. | ||||
| Cardiovascular | Ischaemic heart disease | 39 | 76 | 19 |
| Hypertensive heart disease | 3 | 29 | 5 | |
| Valvular heart disease | 2 | 10 | 1 | |
| Respiratory | Bronchopneumonia | 57 | 52 | 42 |
| Pulmonary embolus | 5 | 17 | 15 | |
| Malignancy | 12 | 3 | 3 | |
| Other pneumonia | 6 | 5 | 17 | |
| Obstructive airway disease | 4 | 10 | 9 | |
| Pulmonary fibrosis | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Gastrointestinal | Malignancy | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Peptic ulcer | 1 | 6 | 4 | |
| Pancreatitis | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Cirrhosis | 11 | 6 | 2 | |
| Ischaemia | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| Diverticulitis | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| Colitis | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| GI haemorrhage (unknown cause) | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| Genitourinary | Malignancy | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Infection | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Renal failure | 2 | 0 | 14 | |
| Neurological | Infarct | 24 | 1 | 23 |
| Haemorrhage | 14 | 1 | 1 | |
| Others | Malignancy | 14 | 7 | 6 |
| Iatrogenic | 8 | 3 | 0 | |
| Septicaemia | 0 | 0 | 14 | |