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Table 1: Number of deaths with a cause of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (under 16 years) or rheumatoid arthritis (16 years and over)( l) English Government Office Region, 1997-2006( 2,3)
Deaths (persons)
	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
North East
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (under 16 years)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Rheumatoid arthritis (16 years and over)	49	43	30	32	58	58	53	37	55	41
All rheumatoid arthritis	49	43	30	32	58	58	53	38	55	41
North West
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (under 16 years)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Rheumatoid arthritis (16 years and over)	106	112	95	75	127	98	114	115	104	98
All rheumatoid arthritis	106	112	95	75	127	98	115	116	104	98
Yorkshire and The Humber
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (under 16 years)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Rheumatoid arthritis (16 years and over)	68	73	63	59	88	107	92	83	70	84
All rheumatoid arthritis	68	73	63	59	89	107	92	83	70	84
East Midlands
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (under 16 years)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rheumatoid arthritis (16 years and over)	68	60	55	50	74	57	70	59	86	87
AH rheumatoid arthritis	68	60	55	50	74	57	70	59	86	87
West Midlands
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (under 16 years)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rheumatoid arthritis (16 years and over)	90	81	76	84	109	114	113	85	92	95
All rheumatoid arthritis	90	81	77	84	109	114	113	85	92	95
East of England
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (under 16 years)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Rheumatoid arthritis (16 years and over)	72	83	70	81	99	112	101	85	67	78
All rheumatoid arthritis	72	83	70	81	99	112	102	85	67	78
London
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (under 16 years)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rheumatoid arthritis (16 years and over)	65	56	66	43	82	76	58	58	53	33
All rheumatoid arthritis	65	56	66	43	82	76	58	58	53	33
South East
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (under 16 years)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rheumatoid arthritis (16 years and over)	114	117	105	115	148	149	135	124	136	97
All rheumatoid arthritis	114	118	105	115	148	149	135	124	136	97
South West
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (under 16 years)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rheumatoid arthritis (16 years and over)	101	89	86	90	132	103	108	93	107	81
All rheumatoid arthritis	101	89	86	90	132	103	108	93	107	81
(1) Cause of death for juvenile rheumatoid arthritis was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) codes 714.0-714.9 and Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes M05.0-M06.9, M080.0, M08.2, M08.3 and M08.9, where there was any mention of these codes on the death certificate, and the person was aged under 16 years. Cause of death for rheumatoid arthritis (16 years and over) was defined using ICD-9 codes 714.0-714.9 and ICD-10 codes M05.0-M06.9, M08.0, M08.2, M08.3 and M08.9, where this was recorded as the underlying cause of death, and the person was aged 16 years or over. The introduction of ICD-10 in 2001 means that the numbers of deaths from this cause before 2001 are not completely comparable with later years. (2) Based on parliamentary constituency and local authority boundaries as of 2007. (3) figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year.

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