HC Deb 26 April 2002 vol 384 cc494-5W
Mr. Woodward

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many deaths were caused by(a) lung cancer, (b) breast cancer, (c) skin cancer, (d) lower gastrointestinal cancer, (e) upper gastrointestinal cancer, (f) gynaecological cancers, (g) head and neck cancers and (h) all other cancers; and what percentage each of (a) to (h) represented of recorded cases of cancer in (A) St Helens and Knowsley Health Authority, (B) Merseyside, (C) Manchester, (D) the North West, (E) the South East and (F) England, in (1) 1991, (2) 1997, (3) 1998, (4) 1999, (5) 2000 and (6) 2001. [50503]

Ruth Kelly

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.

Numbers of deaths from selected cancers* and number of deaths from cancer as a percentages of cancers registered in the same year, for selected areas of England**, 1991 and 1997.
Numbers of deaths
Area of usual residence Lung Breast Skin Lower Gastrointestinal Upper Gastrointestinal Gynaecological Head & Neck All other cancers
1991
St Helens and Knowsley Health Authority 274 74 6 112 96 49 13 329
Merseyside Metropolitan County 1,383 342 30 551 467 232 71 1,552
Greater Manchester Metropolitan County 2,041 677 40 919 802 382 108 2,628
North West Government Office Region 5,417 1,764 127 2,497 2,123 1,082 300 7,196
South East Government Office Region 4,553 2,166 220 2,468 1,808 1,103 218 8,390
England 32,124 12,979 1,090 15,813 12,756 7,045 1,603 50,785
1997
St Helens and Knowsley Health Authority 279 67 8 90 90 35 11 373
Merseyside Metropolitan County 1,184 354 35 455 395 182 57 1,669
Greater Manchester Metropolitan County 1,753 536 60 792 698 321 90 2,640
North West Government Office Region 4,704 1,552 146 2,193 1,889 894 261 7,421
South East Government Office Region 3,956 1,794 310 2,263 1,706 1,115 246 8,646
England 28,129 11,255 1,314 14,003 11,615 6,520 1,582 52,413

Deaths as a percentage of the number of cases of cancer registered in the same year
Area of usual residence Lung Breast Skin Lower Gastrointestinal Upper Gastrointestinal Gynaecological Head & Neck All other cancers
1991
St Helens and Knowsley Health Authority 90 38 50 62 95 51 36 72
Merseyside Metropolitan County 97 38 35 63 86 55 50 65
Greater Manchester Metropolitan County 95 47 28 66 96 59 66 69
North West Government Office Region 97 44 29 65 93 57 58 67
South East Government Office Region 93 44 32 59 91 53 47 66
England 94 45 31 62 89 55 52 66
1997
St Helens and Knowsley Health Authority 94 35 29 53 91 40 61 66
Merseyside Metropolitan County 87 42 25 54 85 44 47 68
Greater Manchester Metropolitan County 87 34 28 51 79 45 36 61
North West Government Office Region 87 37 23 53 82 46 44 63
South East Government Office Region 89 31 31 48 83 52 42 59
England 90 36 28 50 82 48 43 61
* Deaths registered in 1991 and 1997, and cancers registered in 1991, selected using International Classification of Diseases, Ninth revision (ICD9) codes.
* Cancers registered in 1997 selected using International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD10) codes.
** All boundaries as at 1 April 2001

Cancer ICD9 ICD10
Lung 162.2 to 162.9 C340 to C349
Breast 174.0 to 174.9 C500 to C509
Skin 172.0 to l72.9 C430 to C439
Lower Gastrointestinal 153.0 to 154.1 C180 to C219
Upper Gastrointestinal 150.0 to 151.9 C150 to C169
Gynaecological 179.0 to 184.9 C510 to C589
Head & Neck 140.0 to 149.9 C000 to C149
All other cancers 140.0 to 208.9 minus above and excluding 173 C000 to C979 minus above and excluding C440 to C449