§ Mr. DunnachieTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish a table showing how many people categorised by age died of hypothermia, or illnesses associated with hypothermia, in each year since 1979; and if he will make a statement.
Number of deaths, and rates per million population, for which hypothermia1 was stated as the underlying cause of death in Wales 1979–1984 Age at death 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate All ages2 31 11.0 16 5.7 26 9.2 25 8.9 12 4.3 17 6.1 Under 12 — — 1 27.2 — — — — — — — — 1–4 — — — — — — — — — — — — 5–9 — — — — — — — — — — — — 10–14 — — — — — — — — — — — — 15–19 — — — — — — — — — — — — 20–24 — — — — — — — — — — — — 25–29 — — — — — — — — — — — — 30–34 1 5.0 — — — — 1 5.2 1 5.4 — — 35–39 — — — — — — — — — — — — 40–44 — — — — — — 1 6.3 1 6.2 — — 45–49 1 6.4 — — — — 3 19.7 — — — — 50–54 2 12.0 — — 1 6.3 — — — — 1 6.5 55–59 1 5.4 1 5.6 — — 1 6.0 — — — — 60–64 1 6.9 — — 3 19.0 3 18.5 — — 1 5.8 65–69 1 6.7 1 6.7 1 6.8 1 7.0 3 21.8 2 15.0 70–74 7 56.7 4 32.1 2 16.0 2 16.0 2 16.0 — — 75–79 4 46.9 4 45.8 5 56.1 3 33.2 1 10.9 1 10.7 80–84 6 133.3 3 63.6 5 100.2 2 38.9 2 37.5 6 108.7 85 and over 7 244.8 2 67.8 9 307.2 8 261.4 2 63.3 6 182.9
1985–1990 Age at death 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate All ages2 33 11.7 24 8.5 19 6.7 12 4.2 10 3.5 8 2.8 Under l2 — — — — — — — — — — — — l–4 — — — — — — — — — — — — 5–9 — — — — — — — — — — — — 10–14 — — — — — — — — — — — — 15–19 — — — — — — — — — — — — 20–24 — — — — 1 4.3 — — — — — — 25–29 — — — — — — — — — — — — 30–34 — — 1 5.7 — — — — — — — — 35–39 — — 1 5.0 — — — — — — — — 40–44 — — 1 5.7 — — 1 5.1 — — — — 45–49 — — — — 1 6.4 1 6.2 — — — — 50–54 — — 2 13.3 — — 1 6.5 — — — — 55–59 — — 2 12.9 — — — — — — — — 60–64 1 6.0 2 12.2 2 12.5 — — 1 6.4 — — 65–69 2 14.5 1 7.0 — — — — — — 2 12.9 70–74 7 55.9 — — 1 8.3 2 17.1 2 17.6 — — 75–79 5 52.9 5 52.7 4 41.7 1 10.4 1 10.3 2 20.5 80–84 8 139.4 3 51.3 6 99.7 3 48.7 2 31.5 — — 85 and over 10 295.0 6 168.0 4 103.4 3 73.8 4 94.1 4 89.9 1 International Classification of Diseases (ICD) 9th revision codes 778.3 and 991.6. 2 Excluding deaths at ages under 28 days for the years 1986–1990.