§ Mr. FearnTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give the proportion of patients with terminal kidney disease treated by(a) transplant and (b) dialysis; and what are the comparable figures in other Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and European Economic Community countries.
§ Mrs. CurrieInformation on the number of patients treated by kidney transplants and dialysis in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries listed has been provided by the European Dialysis and Transplant Association. The figures, which relate to the position on 31 December 1986, are as follows:
All patients on renal replacement therapy Country Percentage on all forms of dialysis Percentage with a functioning transplant Austria 71 29 Belgium 67 33 Denmark 59 41 Federal Republic of Germany 85 15 Finland 37 63 France 76 24 Greece 85 15 Iceland 50 50 Ireland 44 56 Italy 88 12 Luxembourg 72 28 Netherlands 56 44 Norway 22 78 Portugal 92 8 Spain 77 23 Sweden 45 55 Switzerland 57 43 Turkey 71 29 United Kingdom 50 50 Statistics are not held centrally for other Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries.