§ 29. Mr. FraserTo ask the Secretary of State for Health whether mortality rates in London have improved over the last 10 years. [17589]
§ Mr. SackvilleThe information requested is given in the table.
Year Total number of deaths Population (000s) Deaths per thousand population 1983 76,135 6,764.8 11.3 1984 73,756 6,772.4 10.9 1985 75,909 6,790.2 11.2 1986 73,882 6,803.4 10.9 1987 71,949 6,800.5 10.6 1988 71,217 6,770.3 10.5 1989 70,631 6,798.7 10.4 1990 64,481 6,852.5 9.4 1991 68,856 6,889.9 10.0 1992 66,461 6,904.6 9.6 19931 68,399 6,933.0 9.9 Notes:
1 Provisional information.
Source:
OPCS.