§ Mr. DunnachieTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will publish a table showing how many people categorised by age died of hypothermia, or illnesses associated with hypothermia, in each year since 1979; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. DorrellThe information is given in the following tables:
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Year Age at death All ages2 Under 12 1–4 5–9 10–14 15–19 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 1984 Number 249 2 — 1 — 3 1 1 1 3 Rate 5.3 3.4 — 0.4 — 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.9 1985 Number 407 2 1 1 — 1 2 2 3 6 Rate 8.7 3.3 0.4 — — 0.3 0.5 0.6 1.0 1.7 1986 Number 411 — — — — 2 3 4 2 2 Rate 8.7 — — — — 0.5 0.7 1.1 0.6 0.6 1987 Number 249 — — — — — 1 1 1 10 Rate 5.3 — — — — — 0.3 0.3 0.3 3.0 1988 Number 181 — 2 — — — 1 — 4 1 Rate 3.8 — 0.8 — — — 0.3 — 1.2 0.3 1989 Number 156 — — — — — 1 — — — Rate 3.3 — — — — — 0.3 — — — 1990 Number 143 — — — — 2 1 1 — Rate 3.0 — — — — — 0.5 0.3 0.3 — 306W 307W
Year 40 to 44 45 to 49 50 to 54 55 to 59 60 to 64 65 to 69 70 to 74 75 to 79 80 to 84 85 and over 1979 Number 8 4 9 20 32 24 49 60 79 96 Rate 3.0 1.5 3.3 6.8 14.1 10.1 24.8 43.6 104.3 197.3 1980 Number 3 5 8 13 12 23 25 57 41 47 Rate 1.1 1.9 3.0 4.6 5.1 9.7 12.5 40.5 52.3 94.0 1981 Number 5 6 8 7 11 14 22 54 43 69 Rate 1.9 2.3 3.0 2.6 4.5 6.0 11.0 37.6 52.8 135.0 1982 Number 4 7 13 14 11 32 38 41 54 77 Rate 1.5 2.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 14.1 18.9 28.1 64.0 146.0 1983 Number 3 6 3 6 11 14 25 39 41 50 Rate 1.1 2.3 1.2 2.3 4.1 6.5 12.4 26.2 46.7 92.5 1984 Number 1 8 7 6 15 15 42 43 44 56 Rate 0.4 3.0 2.7 2.3 5.5 7.4 20.8 28.3 48.3 100.3 1985 Number 4 7 9 9 19 23 41 96 74 108 Rate 1.4 2.6 3.6 3.5 7.2 10.8 20.4 62.5 79.1 185.9 1986 Number 6 7 6 17 26 26 34 64 90 122 Rate 2.0 2.7 2.4 6.7 10.2 11.8 17.1 41.4 94.1 202.2 1987 Number 6 7 5 13 16 21 25 36 48 59 Rate 1.8 2.7 2.0 5.1 6.4 9.1 13.0 23.1 48.7 91.0 1988 Number 5 S 4 6 16 16 14 18 42 50 Rate 1.5 3.0 1.6 2.4 4.1 6.7 7.7 11.5 41.6 73.7 1989 Number 4 2 3 4 8 11 23 20 26 54 Rate 1.2 0.7 1.2 1.6 3.3 4.4 13.4 12.7 25.1 75.8
Year 40 to 44 45 to 49 50 to 54 55 to 59 60 to 64 65 to 69 70 to 74 75 to 79 80 to 84 85 and over 1990 Number 6 3 1 2 11 12 13 27 25 39 Rate 1.7 1.1 0.4 0.8 4.6 5.0 7.2 17.1 23.8 52.7 1 International Classification of Diseases (ICD) 9th revision codes 778.3 and 991.6. 2 Excluding deaths at ages under 28 days for the years 1986 to 1990.
Number of deaths with mention of hypothermia on the death certificate in England and Wales, 1979–1990 Year Number of deaths 1979 863 1980 596 1981 685 1982 664 1983 538 1984 555 1985 827 1986 837 1987 559 1988 440 1989 368 1990 370