HC Deb 30 March 1987 vol 113 cc411-2W
Mr. Sheerman

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will indicate the age groups for whom road accidents comprise the leading cause of death.

Mrs. Currie

In 1985, the latest year for which date are available, the only age-group for whom road accidents form the leading cause of death, using the grouping of ages and causes in the Chief Medical Officer's annual report "On the State of the Public Health for the year 1985" (HMSO) is the 15 to 34 age group for each sex. (For the 1 to 14 age group in each sex road accidents are the second leading cause). The information is shown in the table.

Five main causes of death (and percentages of all causes of death), selected age groups, England and Wales, 1985
Males Females
Age Group: 1 — 14
Other causes of injury and poisoning Congenital anomalies
740–759
E800 - E807; E830 - E949;
E960 - E994
Number: 290 Number: 203
Per cent.: 19.74 per cent. Per cent.: 19.06 per cent.
Road vehicle accidents Road vehicle accidents
E810 - E829 E810 - E829
Number: 286 Number: 138
Per cent.: 19.47 per cent. Per cent.: 12.96 per cent.
Congenital anomalies Other causes of injury and poisoning
740 — 759
E800 - E807; E830 - E949;
E960 - E999
Number: 187 Number: 136
Per cent.: 12.73 per cent. Per cent.: 12.77 per cent.

Males Females
Diseases of the nervous system and sense organs Diseases of the nervous system and sense organs
320 — 389 320 — 389
Number: 129 Number: 108
Per cent.: 8.78 per cent. Per cent.: 10.14 per cent.
MN of lymphatic and haematopoietic tissue1 MN of lymphatic and haematopoietic tissue1
200 — 208 200 — 208
Number: 87 Number: 54
Per cent.: 5.92 per cent. Per cent.: 5.07 per cent.
All causes of death All causes of death
Number: 1,469 Number: 1,065
Per cent.: 100 per cent. Per cent.: 100 per cent.
Age Group 15 — 34
Road vehicle accidents Road vehicle accidents
E810 - E829 E810 - E829
Number: 1,696 Number: 402
Per cent.: 27.96 per cent. Per cent.: 14.58 per cent.
Other causes of injury and poisoning Other causes of injury and poisoning
E800 - E807; E830 - E949; E800 - E807; E830 - E949;
E960 - E999 E960 - E999
Number: 1,039 Number: 309
Per cent.: 17.13 per cent. Per cent.: 11.21 per cent.
Suicide and self - inflicted injury Suicide and self - inflicted injury
E950 - E959 E950 - E959
Number: 874 Number: 224
Per cent.: 14.41 per cent. Per cent.: 8.12 per cent.
Diseases of the nervous system and sense organs MN of bone, connective tissue, skin and breast 1
320 — 389 170 — 175
Number: 339 Number: 213
Per cent.: 5.59 per cent. Per cent.: 7.73 per cent.
MN of lymphatic and haematopoietic tissue 1 MN of genitourinary organs 1 179 — 189
200 — 208 Number: 171
Number: 286 Per cent.: 6.20 per cent.
Per cent.: 4.72 per cent.
All causes of death All causes of death
Number: 6,065 Number: 2,757
Per cent.: 100 per cent. Per cent.: 100 per cent.
ICD (9) numbers are shown after cause name.
1 MN: malignant neoplasm.