HL Deb 18 January 1999 vol 596 cc88-9WA
Lord Stoddart of Swindon

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many deaths there have been from breast cancer and prostate cancer over the past five years. [HL416]

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the Director of the Office for National Statistics, who has been asked to reply.

Letter to Lord Stoddart of Swindon from the Director of the Office for National Statistics, Dr. T. Holt, dated 18 January 1999.

As Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), I have been asked to reply to your recent parliamentary question asking how many deaths there have been from breast cancer and prostate cancer over the past five years.

The data requested are shown in the table below.

Number of deaths certified as due to breast cancer for females and prostate cancer for males, United Kingdom, 1993–97
Year of Occurrence Cancer of female breast Cancer of prostate
1993 14,639 9,533
1994 14,443 9,640
1995 14,114 9,858
1996 13,678 9,696
1997* 13,399 9,439

Note:

* Data for 1997 are provisional.