§ Mr. Michael Forsythasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list in the Official Report the deaths in Scotland in each of the last five years for which records are available attributed to (a) malignant neoplasm of trachea, bronchus and lung, (b) bronchitis and emphysema and (c) ischaemic heart disease, giving the figures for all deaths and broken down by sex.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe figures are as follows:
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Deaths from selected causes, by sex, Scotland, 1980 to 1984 ICD* Code Underlying cause of death 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 162 Malignant neoplasm of trachea, bronchus and lung Males 2,961 2,997 2,917 2,991 2,953 Females 990 1,117 1,199 1,187 1,272 Total 3,951 4,114 4,116 4,178 4,225 490–492 Bronchitis and emphysema Males 1,170 967 991 768 692 Females 388 398 399 313 317 Total 1,558 1,365 1,390 1,081 1,009 410–414 Ischaemic heart disease Males 10,050 10,272 10,198 10,271 10,057 Females 7,835 8,181 8,435 8,064 8,050 Total 17,885 18,453 18,633 18,335 18,107 * International Classification of Diseases
§ Mr. Michael Forsythasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list in the Official Report, for the last five years for which records are available, the average age of those who died from (a) malignant neoplasm of trachea,
Estimated average ages of persons dying from selected causes, by sex, Scotland, 1980 to 1984 ICD*Code Underlying cause of death 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 162 Malignant neoplasm of trachea, bronchus and lung Males 68.3 68.4 68.2 68.8 69.1 Females 66.7 67.1 67.6 68.1 68.1 Persons 67.9 68.1 68.1 68.6 68.8 490–492 Bronchitis and emphysema Males 72.2 73.0 73.5 73.6 73.1 Females 71.8 72.2 73.2 71.3 71.7 Persons 72.1 72.8 73.4 72.9 72.6 410–414 Ischaemic heart disease Males 68.7 68.8 69.3 69.1 69.5 Females 74.8 75.3 75.4 75.5 75.7 Persons 71.4 71.7 72.1 71.9 72.3 * International Classification of Diseases