Annex A
UK GULF VETERANS' DEATHS 1 APRIL 1991-31
AUGUST 1999
The table below gives a breakdown of the underlying
causes for 387 Gulf veterans' deaths which have occurred in the
period 1 April 1991 to 31 August 1999, classified according to
the World Health Organisation's International Classification of
Diseases 9th revision (ICD-9) (1977)1.
|
| (ICD-9) (1977) Chapter | Cause of Death
| Number of Deaths |
|
| I | Infectious and parasitic diseases
| 3 |
| II | Neoplasms2 |
56 |
| V | Mental disorders | 7
|
| VI | Diseases of the nervous system and sense organs
| 6 |
| VII | Diseases of the circulatory system3
| 48 |
| VIII | Diseases of the respiratory system
| 4 |
| IX | Diseases of the digestive system
| 5 |
| XVI | Signs symptoms and ill-defined conditions
| 2 |
| E.XVII | External causes of injury and poisoning:
| 256 |
| Transport accidents |
119 |
| Other accidents | 53
|
| Accidental poisoning |
9 |
| Suicide4 |
67 |
| Homicide | 3
|
| Operations of war5
| 3 |
| Undetermined accidental deaths
| 2 |
|
Notes:
1. Manual of the International Statistical Classification
of Diseases, injuries and Causes of Death. World Health Organisation.
Geneva (1977). ISBN 92 4 154 004 4.
2. Neoplasm is the medical term for a new or abnormal
growth of tissue. All the deaths included in the table above were
from cancers or leukaemia.
3. The term includes heart disease and stroke.
4. The term includes self-inflicted injury and cases
where it is undetermined whether the injury was accidentally or
purposely inflicted. This includes an open verdict at inquest.
5. The term includes deaths as a result of military operations
and exercises.
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