17/02/2026
ICD-11 2026 is released.
A digitally native, globally governed semantic framework designed to connect clinical documentation with trusted international reporting.
What’s new:
• Refined clinical entities
• Expanded extension codes
• 6.3M+ searchable post-coordination combinations
• Updated digital mortality rules (DORIS 1.2)
• New data-quality validation framework (CoDEdiT)
• 21 languages supported between ICD-11 and ICF
ICD-11 is freely available worldwide.
It integrates with modern health systems while preserving the stable, WHO-governed meaning that ensures global comparability.
From care to policy. Without losing meaning.
https://www.who.int/news/item/16-02-2026-icd-11-2026-release