§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list the mortality rates for asthma for each of the last 20 years(a) among the whole population and (b) among under 16-year-olds; and if she will make a statement.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe information requested is shown in the table.
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Asthma Deaths. England and Wales, 1972–1991 ICD 493 Persons 0–14 All ages 1972 Rate 4.4 25.3 SMR 100.0 1973 Rate 4.7 24.5 SMR 94.1 1974 Rate 3.7 22.0 SMR 84.1 1975 Rate 3.3 24.0 SMR 91.2 1976 Rate 3.5 21.2 SMR 80.3 1977 Rate 4.8 22.1 SMR 83.1 1978 Rate 4.0 23.3 SMR 87.5 1979 Rate 3.5 30.0 SMR 112.4 1980 Rate 3.9 30.0 SMR 111.9 1981 Rate 4.8 32.3 SMR 119.1 1982 Rate 4.4 31.8 SMR 121.8 1983 Rate 4.3 31.8 SMR 117.2 1984 Rate 4.1 35.4 SMR 130.0 1985 Rate 3.4 39.5 SMR 144.7 1986 Rate 2.8 39.7 SMR 145.6 1987 Rate 4.2 37.8 SMR 138.6 1988 Rate 4.0 39.8 SMR 145.9
Persons 0–14 All ages 1989 Rate 2.6 38.7 SMR 142.0 1990 Rate 3.9 36.7 SMR 134.5 1991 Rate 3.3 37.1 SMR 136.0 Note. Population figures for 1991 not yet available, therefore rates for 1991 have been calculated using 1990 population. Deaths for 1986 onwards exclude neonatal deaths, (aged under 28 days). Populations are in thousands. Death rates are per million populations.
The standard mortality rate shows the number of deaths registered each year as a percentage of those which would have occurred had the age/sex mortality conformed to the year (1972) being taken as the standard. Expected deaths are calculated by sex/age mortality rates for the standard to the sex/age population for the year for which the SMR is being worked.
SMRs have only been calculated for all ages as SMRs require calculations based on the summation of age specific data. Please note that figures are not readily available for under 16 year olds.
In 1979 there was a change in the rules of assignment and therefore data before and after this date are not necessarily comparable.