§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will publish a table indicating the death rate from cancer for the United Kingdom and for each of the other members of the European Community.
§ Mr. DorrellA table listing death rates from malignant neoplasms, all ages for members of the European Community follows. The most recent data available for Spain is 1985, and for Belgium 1986. Data for 1987 are the302W latest available for all other members, with the exception of the United Kingdom, which is 1989. 1987 data for the United Kingdom are however also provided for comparison purposes.
Deaths from Malignant Neoplasms Country Year Rate per 1000 population Spain1 1985 1.72 Belgium2 1986 2.24 Denmark1 1987 2.87 Federal Republic of Germany1 1987 2.73 France1 1987 2.43 Greece1 1987 1.86 Ireland1 1987 1.95 Italy1 1987 2.44 Luxemborg1 1987 2.76 Netherlands1 1987 2.39 Portugal1 1987 1.64 United Kingdom3 1987 2.80 United Kingdom3 1989 2.51 1 Source: Eurostat. 2 Source: WHO Statistics Annual. 3 Source: OPCS.