HC Deb 10 March 2003 vol 401 cc16-7W
Chris Ruane

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many accidental deaths there were in Wales in each of the last 20 years. [101239]

Ruth Kelly

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

Letter from Colin Mowl to Mr. Chris Ruane, dated 10 March 2003: The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many accidental deaths there were in Wales in each of the last 20 years. I am replying in his absence. (101239) The most recent available mortality data are for the calendar year 2001. Figures on the total number of accidental deaths for each year from 1982 to 2001 are given in the attached table.

Number of deaths from accidents1, persons' Wales3, 1982 to 20013
Calendar year Number of deaths
1982 803
1983 756
1984 793
1985 780
1986 820
1987 770
1988 632
1989 701
1990 690
1991 706
1992 666
1993 659
1994 678
1995 684
1996 735
1997 706
Number of deaths from accidents1, persons' Wales3, 1982 to 20013
Calendar year Number of deaths
1998 751
1999 720
2000 687
2001 717
1 The cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (1CD-9) codes E800-E928 excluding E870-E879 for the years 1982 to 2000, and, for the year 2001, the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes VOI-X59.
2 Figures relate to deaths of people resident in Wales, rather than deaths occurring in Wales.
3 Figures are for deaths registered in the years 1982 to 1992, and for deaths occurring in each calendar year from 1993 to 2001.