§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) men and (b) women in each standard age group died from colorectal cancer in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe numbers of deaths from malignant neoplasms of the colon (ICD 153) and malignant neoplasms of the rectum, rectosigmoid junction and anus (ICD 154) by age group and sex in England and Wales from 1987 to 1991, are shown in the table.
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1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 males females males females males females males females males females All ages 8,228 8,825 8,399 8,851 8,505 8,877 8,539 8,684 8,452 8,619 Under 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1–4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5–9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10–14 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15–19 0 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 1 20–24 4 0 2 1 5 1 5 2 2 2 25–29 12 5 10 4 9 5 11 12 6 7 30–34 20 13 13 13 12 12 16 10 13 13 35–39 44 42 48 47 46 36 34 39 24 25 40–44 92 87 111 83 104 79 98 96 95 71 45–49 166 140 178 134 178 128 143 149 185 159 50–54 329 278 356 245 350 234 289 198 350 234 55–59 582 454 586 408 536 402 529 416 550 372 60–64 921 734 946 733 918 655 973 628 950 650 65–69 1,302 923 1,327 1,112 1,457 1,060 1,421 1,041 1,330 1,021 70–74 1,440 1,313 1,398 1,179 1,379 1,154 1,402 1,155 1,495 1,215 75–79 1,492 1,544 1,562 1,529 1,514 1,554 1,563 1,492 1,446 1,430 80–84 1,140 1,531 1,121 1,629 1,201 1,606 1,211 1,584 1,214 1,541 85–89 515 1,092 573 1,148 608 1,249 628 1,215 581 1,145 90–94 147 553 139 481 159 567 175 501 183 612 95+ 22 115 27 104 26 134 38 146 28 121