§ Mr. Michael Forsythasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list in the Official Report, the deaths in England in each of the last five years for which records are available attributed to (a) malignant neoplasm of trachea, bronchus and lung, (b) bronchitis and emphysema and (c) ischaemic heart disease, giving the figures for all deaths and broken down by sex.
§ Mr. WhitneyThe information is given in the table:
trachea, bronchus and lung, (b) bronchitis and emphysema and (c) ischaemic heart disease, giving the figures for all deaths and broken down by sex.
§ Mr. WhitneyThe information is given in the table:
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Average age at death from selected causes, males, females, England and Wales 1980–84 ICD (9) Number* Cause of death Year Sex 1980 1981 1982 1983 †1984 162 Malignant neoplasm of trachea, bronchus and lung Males 69.0 69.1 69.3 69.6 69.8 Females 68.5 68.8 68.8 69.4 69.6 490–492 Bronchitis and emphysema Males 74.3 74.5 74.8 74.9 75.3 Females 75.9 76.4 76.4 76.8 76.8 410–414 Ischaemic heart disease Males 69.6 69.9 70.2 70.4 70.7 Females 77.0 77.3 77.5 77.6 77.9 * International Classification of Diseases 9th revision.
† Figures for 1984 are not comparable with those for earlier years because of a coding change.