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Death

Anne Milton: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many death certificates mentioning (a) methadone, (b) cannabis, (c) benzodiazepine, (d) barbiturates, (e) steroids and (f) stimulants were issued in each of the last five years. [287370]

Angela E. Smith: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked it to reply.

Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated July 2009:

Table 1: Number of deaths where drug poisoning was the underlying cause of death( 1) and methadone, cannabis, benzodiazepines, barbiturates or steroids were mentioned on the death certificate, England and Wales( 2) , 2003-07( 3)
Deaths

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Methadone

201

219

220

241

325

Cannabis

11

19

19

17

12

Benzodiazepines

224

233

190

177

207

Barbiturates

20

16

14

17

6

Steroids

0

0

1

3

0

(1) Cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10). Deaths were included where the underlying cause was due to drug poisoning (shown in the following table) and where the substances were mentioned on the death certificate either alone or together with other substances.
(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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ICD-10 Description

F11-F16, F18-F19

Mental and behavioural disorders due to drug use (excluding alcohol and tobacco)

X40-X44

Accidental poisoning by drugs, medicaments and biological substances

X60-X64

Intentional self-poisoning by drugs, medicaments and biological substances

X85

Assault by drugs, medicaments and biological substances

Y10-Y14

Poisoning by drugs, medicaments and biological substances, undetermined intent


Anne Milton: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many (a) men and (b) women aged (i) under 20, (ii) 21-30, (iii) 31-40, (iv) 41-50, (v) 51-60 and (vi) 61 years and above died from an underlying cause which was (A) obesity-related, (B) diabetes-related, (C) drug-related, (D) eating disorder-related and (E) related to a sexually transmitted infection in each of the last 10 years. [287377]

Angela E. Smith: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.

Letter from Karen Dunnell:


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Table: Number of deaths where the underlying cause was obesity( 1) , England and Wales( 2) , 1999-2008( 3,4)
Deaths
Sex/age group 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Males

Under21

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

21-30

3

4

0

2

4

4

2

3

3

2

31-40

12

12

10

5

13

12

15

14

20

15

41-50

8

12

17

19

16

13

18

25

28

36

51-60

11

17

24

21

17

23

31

26

35

34

61+

15

21

18

19

25

30

24

30

32

47

Females

Under21

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

21-30

1

4

2

2

3

2

3

3

5

8

31-40

7

11

13

14

10

9

8

15

10

17

41-50

18

12

18

18

30

22

21

23

18

30

51-60

24

17

22

22

42

39

38

41

34

43

61+

61

51

62

54

67

63

72

81

76

106

(1 )Cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) code 278.0 (Obesity) for the years 1999-2000 and Tenth Revision (ICD-10) code E66 (Obesity) for 2001 onwards. (2) Figures for England and Wales include deaths of non-residents. (3) Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year. (4) Figures for deaths registered in 2008 are provisional.

Table 2: Number of deaths where the underlying cause was diabetes( 1) , England and Wales( 2) , 1999-2008( 3,4)
Deaths
Sex/age group 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Males

Under 21

3

7

2

6

7

5

4

5

4

6

21-30

21

14

18

18

17

16

19

18

15

29

31-40

54

54

55

50

57

54

37

45

33

47

41-50

84

94

104

86

90

91

106

98

75

83

51-60

230

187

237

204

205

182

180

166

153

167

61+

2,422

2,334

2,538

2,541

2,559

2,374

2,292

2,236

2,241

2,317

Females

Under21

10

3

7

6

5

5

8

6

7

5

21-30

5

14

9

13

9

12

9

16

23

17

31-40

22

43

35

49

30

28

29

32

37

20

41-50

59

45

44

57

61

56

54

55

69

66

51-60

124

119

104

128

149

115

108

122

109

101

61+

2,915

2,848

3,001

3,029

3,124

2,908

2,799

2,691

2,667

2,683

(1 )Cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) code 250 (Diabetes mellitus) for the years 1999-2000 and Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes E10-E14 (Diabetes mellitus) for 2001 onwards . (2) Figures for England and Wales include deaths of non-residents. (3) Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year. (4) Figures for deaths registered in 2008 are provisional.

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