§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the cardiac mortality rate for each year between 1989 and the most recent year; and if he will provide a breakdown by(a) region and (b) health authority area in England. [33326]
§ Mr. Bowis[holding answer 12 July 1995]: The information is shown in the table:
Death rates from cardiac mortality (ICD1 390–429) per 100,000 population Regional health authorities 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 Northern 398.3 388.7 391.4 374.8 384.3 Yorkshire 378.7 367.0 355.7 343.3 360.3 Trent 364.0 345.3 349.1 341.7 378.2 East Anglian 318.2 321.2 327.4 318.8 334.4 North West Thames 279.3 270.0 277.8 262.1 273.1 North East Thames 309.8 297.6 297.5 286.1 303.1 South East Thames 345.5 340.3 345.6 328.7 347.6 South West Thames 336.4 331.5 334.6 316.9 332.2 Wessex 340.1 339.3 337.3 331.4 345.7 Oxford 255.9 245.2 252.0 243.4 257.7 South Western 370.8 362.9 362.9 350.8 372.8 West Midlands 343.9 333.6 333.6 325.4 347.8 Mersey 380.5 362.8 362.5 352.7 371.3 North Western 403.0 391.6 382.6 379.9 390.9 1 International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision.