HL Deb 09 July 1982 vol 432 cc1038-40WA
Lord Avebury

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will publish a table showing deaths from cirrhosis of the liver for each of the years from 1957 to 1981 inclusive for men and women respectively.

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health and Social Security (Lord Trefgarne)

The information requested is as follows:

Deaths from cirrhosis of the liver in England and Wales, 1957–80
Year Males Females Total
1957 667 539 1,206
1958 644 532 1,176
1959 617 586 1,203
1960 685 587 1,272
1961 737 633 1,370
1962 697 605 1,302
1963 701 621 1,322
1964 657 652 1,309
1965 726 658 1,384
1966 731 635 1,366
1967 679 671 1,350
1968 750 712 1,462
1969 797 781 1,578
Year Males Females Total
1970 741 651 1,392
1971 806 764 1,570
1972 858 804 1,662
1973 943 861 1,804
1974 901 853 1,754
1975 920 915 1,835
1976 1,038 852 1,890
1977 991 829 1,820
1978 1,023 903 1,926
1979 1,198 988 2,186
1980 1,163 1,055 2,218
1981 not available

International Classification of Diseases categories:

1957 ICD 581 (6th revision)

1958–67 ICD 581 (7th revision)

1968–78 ICD 571 (8th revision)

1979, 80 ICD 571 (9th revision)

House adjourned at seventeen minutes before two o'clock.