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Winter Mortality

Lynne Featherstone: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the excess winter mortality (a) rate and (b) numbers were for (i) those aged 65 to 80 years, (ii) those aged over 80 years and (iii) all ages in (A) the UK, (B) England, (C) Scotland, (D) Wales, (E) each London borough and (F) Hornsey and Wood Green in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [55099]

John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.

Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 6 March 2006:
 
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Bromley1999–200025.78038.217028.3260
2000–0110.83025.712021.5190
2001–02-3.0-108.5405.250
2002–0310.83024.712016.8150
2003–048.02017.59013.2120
Camden1999–200014.42047.410023.4120
2000–014.01026.45015.270
2001–0218.13011.3209.650
2002–035.11015.83014.160
2003–0421.63020.04015.070
Croydon1999–200021.57058.122037.4320
2000–014.71033.713019.5160
2001–0218.65032.013022.5190
2002–0315.04015.26011.7100
2003–043.31022.89011.3100
Ealing1999–200023.56032.611027.9210
2000–011.5010.4306.550
2001–0219.44023.07017.6120
2002–0312.43031.49017.3120
2003–0412.33025.78010.570
Enfield1999–200037.59036.714033.9260
2000–01-2.1-1011.1404.740
2001–0210.23029.712016.2120
2002–0329.36025.210024.0130
2003–0418.64011.1409.070
Greenwich1999–200019.35052.713030.3190
2000–0127.56015.54016.8110
2001–022.61013.3409.760
2002–0332.16010.93011.770
2003–0411.32020.36011.670
Hackney1999–200040.66038.56026.3120
2000–0112.12038.75015.260
2001–0213.12013.52010.640
2002–0317.32047.26021.790
2003–04-2.5011.3200.20
Hammersmith and Fulham1999–200045.55031.95033.0120
2000–0124.13024.84024.080
2001–02-13.3-2068.78018.660
2002–0338.04028.94029.4100
2003–04-0.901.000.90
Haringey1999–200036.96016.74021.1100
2000–0113.52012.6309.850
2001–022.8033.06015.670
2002–0326.64031.46023.5110
2003–0420.03025.44012.660
Harrow1999–200027.55035.410027.5150
2000–0117.03028.07020.1100
2001–026.51026.47016.080
2002–037.91014.24010.860
2003–04-5.2-1018.35014.780
Havering1999–200030.89053.417039.4290
2000–012.41018.0607.150
2001–0223.66021.38019.9150
2002–0313.14029.811022.8180
2003–0419.85027.010023.2170
Hillingdon1999–200028.77053.015036.9240
2000–0128.56014.85016.9110
2001–0214.03022.27018.9120
2002–0312.03020.77014.8100
2003–04-0.2020.67010.770
Hounslow1999–200040.78041.810033.4180
2000–012.1037.78019.5100
2001–0226.24018.95019.8110
2002–03-7.8-2038.49014.880
2003–048.92014.64011.560
Islington1999–200024.54024.34017.480
2000–01-8.2-1014.0205.120
2001–0215.32017.42017.470
2002–032.9024.9409.440
2003–0419.4307.51010.240
Kensington & Chelsea1999–200037.34023.74022.580
2000–019.8104.91010.230
2001–022.7024.13011.340
2002–0327.3209.41014.540
2003–040.0035.45016.850
Kingston upon Thames1999–200028.23044.09037.8150
2000–0113.62025.56015.070
2001–0247.65021.35027.8110
2002–031.8022.35010.040
2003–0415.9208.2208.840
Lambeth1999–200030.87039.39029.9180
2000–0114.43014.83012.680
2001–02-2.8-1012.2204.430
2002–0315.13025.75016.890
2003–04-9.4-2029.06012.770
Lewisham1999–200034.68039.912029.7210
2000–0112.93021.97018.5120
2001–0217.04030.58017.8110
2002–0326.05020.06022.6140
2003–043.71018.5606.240
Merton1999–200020.43046.810029.7140
2000–01-5.3-1038.29018.790
2001–02-2.3014.9304.820
2002–0312.52016.44014.360
2003–04-4.9-1020.5508.1. 40
Newham1999–200047.810076.013053.6280
2000–014.31042.38021.4110
2001–0221.94029.55018.9100
2002–0316.73037.77020.1100
2003–049.02013.5308.540
Redbridge1999–200032.67045.314035.3220
2000–012.21022.47011.480
2001–0211.12028.09021.4140
2002–0317.3307.3308.960
2003–044.51022.08011.680
Richmond upon Thames1999–200027.14033.79032.2160
2000–01-5.0-1010.5304.920
2001–0221.93018.74014.060
2002–0328.24025.16022.5100
2003–048.11023.06015.670
Southwark1999–200035.48048.910036.7210
2000–0110.22041.48018.1110
2001–0213.03014.93011.160
2002–03-0.5023.3507.740
2003–0413.83014.6308.050
Sutton1999–200014.93044.811027.0150
2000–0122.74018.25020.3110
2001–0220.53016.75015.580
2002–03-13.5-208.1302.210
2003–0416.02013.84010.150
Tower Hamlets1999–200027.65045.16025.0110
2000–0122.94023.53019.880
2001–023.71018.93010.450
2002–0313.3203.8106.130
2003–04-2.604.6102.810
Waltham Forest1999–200027.26040.512031.1190
2000–0114.63030.59019.2120
2001–028.72011.03010.160
2002–038.01026.78015.9100
2003–046.7106.0206.030
Wandsworth1999–200017.24045.914027.6180
2000–01-0.8036.610013.990
2001–024.81033.410017.3110
2002–0310.62015.35012.980
2003–0412.62010.43010.460
Westminster1999–200029.44044.48029.3130
2000–0113.32030.26022.8100
2001–0226.83013.73016.570
2002–032S ,021.04010.440
2003–0420.73020.34013.360
(F) Hornsey &Wood Green(21)1999–200022.02017.1206.130
2000–0126.52018.9207.240
2001–02-10.7-1041.44010.350
2002–0337.13025.23026.360
2003–0426.72027.83012.830


(17) Excess winter deaths are defined as the difference between the number of deaths during the four winter months (December to March) and the average number of deaths during the preceding four months (August to November) and the following four months (April to July).Figures for 1999/2000 to 2003/2004 are final estimates rounded to the nearest 10.
(18) The excess winter deaths index is calculated as the excess number of winter deaths divided by the average number of non-winter deaths, expressed as a percentage.
(19) Data are based on occurrences of death each month for England and Wales and on registrations of deaths each month for Scotland and Northern Ireland.
(20) Figures for 2004/05 are provisional. These are rounded to the nearest 100 for the United Kingdom, England, and Wales, and to the nearest 10 for Scotland.
(21) Parliamentary constituency of Hornsey and Wood Green.



 
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