Cancer

HC Deb 07 June 1991 vol 192 cc359-61W

Mr. Wigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many deaths have been recorded in Gwynedd caused by cancer in each of the past five years; what incidence rate the figure for each year represents; how that rate corresponds to the figure for(a) Wales and (b) Great

Deaths from malignant neoplasms, ICD 140–208 in Great Britain, Wales and Gwynedd. 1986–90.
	Great Britain	Wales	Gwynedd
Age	Deaths	Rate per 1,000 population	Deaths	Rate per 1,000 population	Deaths	Rate per 1.000 population
1986
Under 1	17	0.02	2	0.05	0	0.00
1–4	122	0.04	7	0.05	1	0.09
5–14	269	0.04	10	0.03	2	0.07
15–24	515	0.06	24	0.05	1	0.03
25–34	1,125	0.14	69	0.19	6	0.21
35–4	3,630	0.48	196	0.52	13	0.44
45–54	9,994	1.66	500	1.63	40	1.61
55–64	29,070	4.87	1,648	5.18	132	5.01
65–74	48,679	9.95	2,604	9.73	243	10.01
75–84	45,853	15.78	2,412	15.72	241	15.36
85 and over	14,348	20.62	656	18.46	72	18.56
All ages	153,622	2.78	8,128	2.88	751	3.20
1987
Under 1	20	0.03	0	0.00	0	0.00
1–4	116	0.04	5	0.03	1	0.09
5–14	249	0.04	9	0.03	0	0.00
15–24	480	0.05	18	0.04	3	0.08
25–34	1,148	0.14	52	0.14	4	0.13
35–44	3,717	0.49	183	0.48	22	0.74
45–54	9,971	1.66	535	1.73	54	2.15
55–64	28,473	4.85	1,574	5.03	122	4.68
65–74	48,722	9.89	2,616	9.67	257	10.55
75–84	47,198	15.98	2,474	15.86	262	16.60
85 and over	15,324	20.54	786	20.31	90	21.26
All ages	155,418	2.81	8,252	2.91	815	3.45
1988
Under 1	19	0.03	2	0.05	1	0.34
1–4	135	0.05	6	0.04	0	0.00
5–14	266	0.04	17	0.05	1	0.03
15–24	534	0.06	15	0.03	1	0.03
25–34	1,125	0.14	53	0.13	2	0.06
35–44	3,838	0.50	200	0.52	14	0.46
45–54	9,999	1.64	550	1.75	45	1.76
55–64	27,921	4.81	1,481	4.77	111	4.24
65–74	49,130	9.99	2,821	10.38	247	10.12
75–84	48,154	16.10	2,546	16.09	258	16.23
85 and over	16,117	20.63	864	21.23	105	23.50
All ages	157,238	2.83	8,555	2.99	785	3.28
1989
Under 1	22	0.03	0	0.00	0	0.00
1–4	146	0.05	7	0.05	0	0.00
5–14	228	0.03	13	0.04	2	0.07
15–24	485	0.06	30	0.07	1	0.03
25–34	1,107	0.13	37	0.09	7	0.21
35–44	3,807	0.50	196	0.51	25	0.82
45–54	9,992	1.60	529	1.65	45	1.72
55–64	26,985	4.70	1,448	4.71	133	5.10
65–74	48,903	9.96	2,790	10.21	253	10.33
75–84	49,504	16.33	2,631	16.35	284	17.70
85 and over	17,177	20.95	871	20.45	95	20.25
All ages	158,356	2.85	8,552	2.98	845	3.51
1990
Under 1	13	0.02	1	0.03	1	0.34
l-4	109	0.04	4	0.03	0	0.00
5–14	271	0.04	13	0.04	4	0.14
15–24	420	0.05	22	0.05	0	0.00
25–34	1,109	0.13	46	0.11	7	0.21
35–44	3,702	0.48	187	0.49	18	0.59

Britain in each of those years; and if he will break down the total number of cancer deaths in each year into convenient age groups.

Mr. Dorrell

The tables list the number of deaths, and rates per 1,000 population, from malignant neoplasms (ICD 140–208) for the years 1986–90, in Gwynedd, Wales and Great Britain. The data are presented in convenient age groups.

	Great Britain	Wales	Gwynedd
Age	Deaths	Rate per 1,000 population	Deaths	Rate per 1.000 population	Deaths	Rate per 1,000 population
45–54	9,956	1.57	552	1.69	48	1.84
55–64	26,494	4.65	1,417	4.65	118	4.53
65–74	48,636	9.94	2,738	9.96	250	10.21
75–84	49,416	16.20	2,591	15.90	260	16.20
85 and over	17,654	20.92	868	19.73	91	19.39
All ages	157,780	2.83	8,439	2.92	797	3.31

Note: 1990 rates for Gwynedd based on 1989 population for all ages.