§ Mr. Sheermanasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will indicate the age groups for whom road accidents comprise the leading cause of death.
§ Mrs. CurrieIn 1985, the latest year for which date are available, the only age-group for whom road accidents form the leading cause of death, using the grouping of ages and causes in the Chief Medical Officer's annual report "On the State of the Public Health for the year 1985" (HMSO) is the 15 to 34 age group for each sex. (For the 1 to 14 age group in each sex road accidents are the second leading cause). The information is shown in the table.
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Five main causes of death (and percentages of all causes of death), selected age groups, England and Wales, 1985 Males Females Age Group: 1 — 14 Other causes of injury and poisoning Congenital anomalies 740–759 E800 - E807; E830 - E949; E960 - E994 Number: 290 Number: 203 Per cent.: 19.74 per cent. Per cent.: 19.06 per cent. Road vehicle accidents Road vehicle accidents E810 - E829 E810 - E829 Number: 286 Number: 138 Per cent.: 19.47 per cent. Per cent.: 12.96 per cent. Congenital anomalies Other causes of injury and poisoning 740 — 759 E800 - E807; E830 - E949; E960 - E999 Number: 187 Number: 136 Per cent.: 12.73 per cent. Per cent.: 12.77 per cent.
Males Females Diseases of the nervous system and sense organs Diseases of the nervous system and sense organs 320 — 389 320 — 389 Number: 129 Number: 108 Per cent.: 8.78 per cent. Per cent.: 10.14 per cent. MN of lymphatic and haematopoietic tissue1 MN of lymphatic and haematopoietic tissue1 200 — 208 200 — 208 Number: 87 Number: 54 Per cent.: 5.92 per cent. Per cent.: 5.07 per cent. All causes of death All causes of death Number: 1,469 Number: 1,065 Per cent.: 100 per cent. Per cent.: 100 per cent. Age Group 15 — 34 Road vehicle accidents Road vehicle accidents E810 - E829 E810 - E829 Number: 1,696 Number: 402 Per cent.: 27.96 per cent. Per cent.: 14.58 per cent. Other causes of injury and poisoning Other causes of injury and poisoning E800 - E807; E830 - E949; E800 - E807; E830 - E949; E960 - E999 E960 - E999 Number: 1,039 Number: 309 Per cent.: 17.13 per cent. Per cent.: 11.21 per cent. Suicide and self - inflicted injury Suicide and self - inflicted injury E950 - E959 E950 - E959 Number: 874 Number: 224 Per cent.: 14.41 per cent. Per cent.: 8.12 per cent. Diseases of the nervous system and sense organs MN of bone, connective tissue, skin and breast 1 320 — 389 170 — 175 Number: 339 Number: 213 Per cent.: 5.59 per cent. Per cent.: 7.73 per cent. MN of lymphatic and haematopoietic tissue 1 MN of genitourinary organs 1 179 — 189 200 — 208 Number: 171 Number: 286 Per cent.: 6.20 per cent. Per cent.: 4.72 per cent. All causes of death All causes of death Number: 6,065 Number: 2,757 Per cent.: 100 per cent. Per cent.: 100 per cent. ICD (9) numbers are shown after cause name. 1 MN: malignant neoplasm.