HC Deb 08 March 2004 vol 418 c1304W
Mrs. Iris Robinson

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people have died from cancer in Northern Ireland in each of the last 10 years. [157336]

Mr. Pearson

The following table gives the number of deaths registered in Northern Ireland each year from 1993 to 2002 caused by "malignant neoplasms"1.

1 Cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes C00–C97 (2001–2002) and the Ninth Revision (ICD–9) codes 140–208 (1993–2000).

Number of registered deaths by year in Northern Ireland caused

by "malignant neoplasms"
Deaths
1993 3,624
1994 3,595
1995 3,491
1996 3,623
1997 3,589
1998 3,648
1999 3,552
2000 3,541
2001 3,696
2002 3,652