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Table 1. Deaths with an underlying cause of Clostridium difficile( 1) , by age group and sex, England and Wales( 2) , 2003-07( 3)
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Age Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female

<45

0

2

0

0

2

2

1

9

3

5

45-54

2

2

3

1

6

9

10

8

8

13

55-64

6

17

19

12

20

23

27

38

51

46

65-74

39

49

37

63

81

104

150

168

163

207

75-84

116

223

185

284

301

465

463

785

595

829

85+

135

377

189

436

265

785

519

1,312

609

1,527

(1) Identified using the methodology described in Office for National Statistics: Report: Deaths involving Clostridium difficile: England and Wales, 2001-2005. Health Statistics Quarterly 33,71-75.
(2) Figures for England and Wales include deaths of non-residents.
(3) Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year.

Table 2. Deaths where Clostridium difficile was mentioned as a contributory factor( 1,2) , by age group and sex, England and Wales( 3) , 2003-07( 4)
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Age Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female

<45

1

6

1

3

4

4

3

21

10

12

45-54

7

4

9

6

11

19

22

18

27

35

55-64

12

27

29

27

49

41

86

84

157

134

65-74

93

86

97

118

168

190

339

333

442

457

75-84

261

410

348

534

594

851

1,001

1,446

1,338

1,742

85+

254

643

326

740

498

1,328

961

2,166

1,247

2,723

(1) Identified using the methodology described in Office for National Statistics: Report: Deaths involving Clostridium difficile: England and Wales, 2001-2005. Health Statistics Quarterly 33, 71-75.
(2) Figures presented in table 2 include those where Clostridium difficile was recorded as the underlying cause (table 1).
(3) Figures for England and Wales include deaths of non-residents.
(4) Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year.

Death: Infectious Diseases

Mr. Burstow: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many death certificates were issued in respect of deceased (a) men and (b) women which cited healthcare-associated infections as the underlying cause of death in each year since 2003, broken down by (i) age group and (ii) type of infection. [257555]

Kevin Brennan: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.

Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated February 2009:


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Table 1: Deaths with an underlying cause of Clostridium difficile,( 1) by age group and sex, England and Wales,( 2) 2003-07( 3)
Deaths
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Age Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female

<45

0

2

0

0

2

2

1

9

3

5

45-54

2

2

3

1

6

9

10

8

8

13

55-64

6

17

19

12

20

23

27

38

51

46

65-74

39

49

37

63

81

104

150

168

163

207

75-84

116

223

185

284

301

465

463

785

595

829

85+

135

377

189

436

265

785

519

1,312

609

1,527

(1) Identified using the methodology described in Office for National Statistics: Report: Deaths involving Clostridium difficile: England and Wales, 2001-2005. “Health Statistics Quarterly” 33,71-75.
(2) Figures for England and Wales include deaths of non-residents.
(3) Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year.

Table 2: Deaths with an underlying ca use of Meticillin-re sistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA),( 1) by age group and sex, England and Wales,( 2) 2003-07( 3)
Deaths
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Age Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female

<45

11

11

20

9

11

13

11

10

18

10

45-54

10

6

8

10

9

9

12

11

7

5

55-64

14

15

21

13

30

8

36

18

23

19

65-74

47

42

52

27

64

30

63

42

56

33

75-84

118

69

124

90

129

110

153

107

140

76

85+

73

75

82

91

111

118

139

105

131

112

(1) Identified using the methodology described in Office for National Statistics: Report: Deaths involving MRSA: England and Wales, 2001-2005. “Health Statistics Quarterly” 33,76-81.
(2) Figures for England and Wales include deaths of non-residents.
(3) Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year.

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