Elderly People (Deaths)

HC Deb 02 December 1988 vol 142 cc439-40W

Mr. Nellist

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people over 75 years died in each of the last 12 months.

Mrs. Currie

The latest available data for mortality by month of occurrence and age are shown in the table; figures for 1988 are provisional, and the later months in particular are likely to be affected by late registration.

Number of deaths by month of occurrence, aged 75 and over, September 1987 to August 1988 England and Wales
Month of occurrence	Males	Females	Persons
1987
September	9,192	13,353	22,545
October	10,557	15,613	26,170
November	10,488	15,337	26,025
December	12,516	18,314	30,830

Month of occurrence	Males	Females	Persons
1988
January1	12,394	18,275	30,699
February	11,558	16,889	28,447
March	12,380	18,998	31,378
April	10,621	16,057	26,678
May	10,005	14,891	24,896
June	9,497	14,054	23,551
July	9,556	13,869	23,425
August	8,844	13,181	22,025
1 Provisional.