HC Deb 14 September 2004 vol 424 cc1508-9W
Mr. Burstow

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many deaths then, were of patients suffering from eating disorders, broken down by(a) age and (b) gender, in each year since 1997. [187870]

Mr. Timms

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.

Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Paul Burstow, dated 14 September 2004: As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many deaths there were of patients suffering from eating disorders, broken down by (a) age and (b) gender, in each year since 1997. (187870) Information is not available in the exact form requested. However, figures are available on:

  1. (1) hospital admissions for patients diagnosed with eating disorders (not necessarily as the primary diagnosis) and where the discharge method was death;
  2. (2) deaths where an eating disorder was mentioned on the death certificate.
This information is given in the attached tables for the years 1997 to 2002.

Table 2: Number of deaths where an eating disorder1 was mentioned on the death certificate, by sex and broad age group, England and Wales, 1997–20022
Age group 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
15–44 23 10 19 13 17 26
45–64 11 4 5 15 8 9
65 plus 11 17 17 24 18 17
Female total 45 31 41 52 43 52
1 Cause of death was defined using ICD-9 codes 307.1 and 307.5 for 1997–2000, and ICD-10 code F50 for 2001–2002. Figures coded to different revisions of the 1CD are not completely comparable.
2 Figures are based on deaths occurring in 1997–2002.
Source:
Office for National Statistics