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The tables provide the number of deaths with an underlying cause of (a) liver cancer (table 1) and (b) liver diseases (table 2) in (i) England and (ii) each English parliamentary constituency, from 1997 to 2008 (the latest year available). Copies have been placed in the House of Commons Library.
Mr. Dismore: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many deaths from (a) chronic liver disease and (b) cirrhosis there were in the last 12 months; and in how many such cases alcohol was listed on the death certificate. [316279]
Angela E. Smith: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Stephen Penneck, dated 5 February 2010:
As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many
deaths from (a) chronic liver disease and (b) cirrhosis there were in the last 12 months; and in how many such cases alcohol was listed on the death certificate. (316279)
The table attached provides the number of deaths with an underlying cause of (a) chronic liver disease and (b) cirrhosis, and the number of cases where alcohol is also mentioned on the death certificate as a contributing factor, in England and Wales, for 2008 (the latest year available).
Since cirrhosis is defined as a chronic liver disease, all deaths from cirrhosis are included in the figures for chronic liver disease.
| Table 1. Numbers of deaths with an underlying cause of chronic liver disease and cirrhosis(1), and the number mentioning alcohol as a contributing factor( 2) , England and Wales( 3) , 2008( 4) | ||
| Deaths (persons) | ||
| Chronic liver disease | Cirrhosis | |
| (1) Cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10). The specific causes of death categorised as chronic liver disease and cirrhosis, and their corresponding ICD-10 codes, are shown in the box below. (2) Deaths were categorised as alcohol mentions where the underlying cause was chronic liver disease or cirrhosis and one of the ICD-10 codes listed in the box below was mentioned anywhere on the death certificate. (3) Figures for England and Wales include deaths of non-residents. (4) Figures are for deaths registered in 2008. | ||
| Box 1. Chronic liver disease, Cirrhosis and Alcohol mentions-International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) | |
| ICD-10 code(s) | |
Death: Respiratory Disease
Mr. Pelling: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many deaths of children aged (a) one to four and (b) five to 14 years (i) in total and (ii) as a result of respiratory disease there were in England and Wales in each month since 2006. [316441]
Angela E. Smith: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Stephen Penneck, dated 5 February 2010:
As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many deaths of children aged (a) one to four and (b) five to 14 years (i) in total and (ii) as a result of respiratory disease there were in England and Wales in each month since 2006. (316441)
The tables attached provide the number of deaths of children aged (a ) 1 to 4 years and (b) 5 to 14 years for (i) all causes (Table 1) and (ii) where respiratory diseases were the underlying cause of death (Table 2), in England and Wales, in each month, for 2006 to 2008 (the latest year available).
| Table 1: Deaths of children aged one to four and five to 14 years, by month, England and Wales, 2006-08( 1, 2) | ||||||
| Number | ||||||
| One to four | Five to 14 | |||||
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
| (1) Figures for England and Wales include deaths of non-residents. (2) Figures are for deaths occurring in each calendar month and year. | ||||||
| Table 2: Deaths of children aged one to four and five to 14 years, where respiratory diseases were the underlying cause of death, by month, England and Wales, 2006-08( 1, 2, 3) | ||||||
| Number | ||||||
| One to four | Five to 14 | |||||
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
| (1) Cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes J00 to J99 (diseases of the respiratory system).( 2) Figures for England and Wales include deaths of non-residents.( 3) Figures are for deaths occurring in each calendar month and year. | ||||||
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