HL Deb 21 March 2000 vol 611 c20WA
Lord Laird

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many deaths due to smoking related causes occurred in Northern Ireland in each of the last 10 years. [HL1462]

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton

The number of deaths due to smoking related causes for each year from 1989 up to 1998, the latest year for which such information is available, is as follows:

Number
1989 1,972
1990 1,883
1991 1,873
1992 1,896
1993 1,931
1994 1,891
1995 1,843
1996 1,855
1997 1,824
1998 1,778