HC Deb 13 June 1995 vol 261 c465W
Mr. Martyn Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many(a) cases of heart disease and (b) deaths due to heart disease were recorded for each year since 1990. [27211]

Mr. Moss

Information on the number of cases of heart disease in Northern Ireland is not collected centrally. The number of finished consultant episodes for hospital inpatients suffering from heart disease is as follows:

Number
1990–91 17,584
1991–92 18,398
1992–93 n/a
1993–94 22,422

n/a - Not available.

The number of deaths due to heart disease is as follows:

Number
1990 5,047
1991 4,924
1992 5,039
1993 4,997
1994 14,853
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