The tables attached provide the (a) unstandardised and (b) age-standardised mortality rate per 100,000 population, where prostate cancer was the underlying cause of death, for (i) government office regions and Wales, from 1997 to 2007 (the latest year available) (Tables 1 and 2 respectively); and (ii) parliamentary constituencies in England and Wales, for the years 2001 to 2007 (the only period available) (Tables 3 and 4 respectively). A copy of Tables 3 and 4 has been placed in the Library of the House.
Table 1: Unstandardised mortality rates per 100,000 population( 1) where prostate cancer was the underlying cause of death( 2) , Government office regions and Wales, 1997 to 2007( 3, 4)
Death rate per 100,000 males
Region
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
North East
30
31
30
29
31
33
33
37
32
37
36
North West
31
32
32
32
34
33
32
32
33
30
34
Yorkshire and the Humber
34
31
33
32
31
32
36
35
32
34
33
East Midlands
35
34
33
33
33
35
37
36
35
35
37
West Midlands
33
34
33
32
37
35
36
36
34
36
36
East of England
34
34
35
34
38
40
37
38
37
38
37
London
26
26
26
23
26
26
24
26
26
23
23
South East
37
38
38
35
37
39
39
36
36
37
37
South West
44
44
42
42
42
42
44
44
45
43
42
England
34
34
34
32
34
35
35
35
34
34
34
Wales
38
35
34
35
44
38
41
44
36
38
38
(1) Unstandardised mortality rates per 100,000 population. Unstandardised rates do not allow comparison between populations which may contain different proportions of people of different ages. (2) Cause of death for prostate cancer was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) code 185 for the years 1997-2000 and Tenth Revision (ICD-10) code C61 from 2001. 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. (3) Based on boundaries as of 2009. (4) Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year.
Table 2: Age-standardised mortality rates per 100,000 population( 1) where prostate cancer was the underlying cause of death( 2) , Government office regions and Wales, 1997 to 2007( 3, 4)
Death rate per 100,000 males
Region
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
North East
26
27
26
23
25
26
25
28
23
27
25
North West
27
27
27
27
28
27
26
25
26
23
25
Yorkshire and the Humber
28
26
26
26
25
25
28
27
24
25
24
East Midlands
29
28
27
26
26
27
28
27
26
25
26
West Midlands
28
28
28
26
29
28
28
27
25
27
25
East of England
27
27
26
26
28
29
27
27
26
26
24
London
25
26
26
23
26
26
25
26
26
23
22
South East
29
30
29
26
27
29
28
26
25
25
25
South West
30
29
27
27
27
27
28
27
28
25
25
England
28
28
27
26
27
27
27
26
26
25
25
Wales
29
27
26
26
32
26
29
30
24
25
25
(1) Age-standardised mortality rates per 100,000 population, standardised to the European Standard Population. Age-standardised rates are used to allow comparison between populations which may contain different proportions of people of different ages. (2) Cause of death for prostate cancer was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) code 185 for the years 1997-2000 and Tenth Revision (ICD-10) code C61 from 2001. 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. (3) Based on boundaries as of 2009. (4) Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year.
