HL Deb 02 February 1984 vol 447 cc876-7WA
Lord Blease

asked Her Majesty's Government

Whether they will indicate—

  1. (i) the numbers of premature deaths due to ischaemic heart disease in England, in Scotland, in Wales and in Northern Ireland;
  2. (ii) how these numbers compare with the figures published for other industrialised countries.

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health and Social Security (Lord Glenarthur)

There is no agreed definition of "premature death from ischaemic heart disease". The following tables presents numbers of deaths by five-year age group in the constituent countries of the United Kingdom, assigned to ischaemic heart disease as underlying cause.

Number of deaths due to Ischaemic Heart Disease in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, 1982
Country Age
Under 35 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60–64 65–69 70–74 75–79 80–84 85 and over All ages
England M 197 408 942 2,032 4,023 6,884 9,825 12,826 15,914 14,532 9,197 5,864 82,644
F 36 66 142 301 806 1,765 3,385 5,927 9,685 12,599 12,586 14,293 61,591
T 233 474 1,084 2,333 4,829 8,649 13,210 18,753 25,599 27,131 21,783 20,157 144,235
Wales M 14 18 62 100 293 478 670 915 1,136 978 634 416 5,714
F 3 6 8 24 62 120 250 432 700 841 826 861 4,133
T 17 24 70 124 355 598 920 1,347 1,836 1,819 1,460 1,277 9,847
Scotland M 21 45 126 316 551 938 1,305 1,604 1,983 1,712 999 598 10,198
F 3 16 22 67 172 319 579 1,022 1,437 1,721 1,581 1,496 8,435
T 24 61 148 383 723 1,257 1,884 2,626 3,420 3,433 2,580 2,094 18,633
Northern Ireland* M 3 16 35 78 147 215 376 404 463 419 269 186 2,611
F 2 — 6 18 43 90 151 228 335 386 363 330 1,952
T 5 16 41 96 190 305 527 632 798 805 632 516 4,563
* Provisional

M Male

F Female

T Total