§ Lord Cocks of Hartcliffeasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many deaths in the United Kingdom were certified as being due to invasive malignant melanoma for the years 1979 to 1989 respectively; and
What proportion of people in the United Kingdom who died of invasive malignant melanoma in the years 1979 to 1989 were aged 45 years old or less.
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§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Baroness Hooper)The exact information requested is not readily available: the table attached shows the number of deaths from malignant melanoma or skin and the proportion of those aged 0–44 years.
Number of deaths from malignant melanoma of skin1 1979–89 United Kingdom Year Total number of deaths Number of deaths 0–44years Proportion of 0–44 years of total (percentage) 1979 911 193 21.2 1980 905 195 21.5 1981 967 194 20.1 1982 1,055 214 20.8 1983 962 174 18.1 1984 1,114 221 19.8 1985 1,113 193 17.3 1986 1,175 215 18.3 1987 1,170 195 16.7 1988 1,192 224 18.8 1989 1,229 217 17.7 1International Classification of Diseases (ICD9) No. 172.
§ Lord Cocks of Hartcliffeasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many cases of invasive malignant melanoma have been recorded in the United Kingdom for each of the years from 1979 to 1989 respectively.
§ Baroness HooperThe information is shown in the table attached. The latest complete cancer registration data for the whole of the United Kingdom are for 1985.
Number of newly diagnosed cases of malignant melanoma of skin1 1979–85, United Kingdom. Year Number of registrations 1979 2,093 1980 2,237 1981 2,355 1982 2,424 1983 2,615 1984 2,627 1985 3,121 1 International Classification of Diseases (ICD9) No. 172.