§ Mr. Martyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many(a) cases of heart disease and (b) deaths due to heart disease were recorded for each year since 1990. [27213]
§ Mr. RichardsAvailable information on mortality from heart disease is as follows:
Number 1990 10,972 1991 10,974 1992 10,751 19931 11,873 Note: 1 Due to changes in coding practice, 1993 data are not strictly comparable with earlier years. Source:
OPCS.
Information on the number of cases of heart disease is not available. However, the following table shows latest estimates of hospital in-patient or day case activity in Wales where heart disease was recorded as the principal diagnosis.
Number 1990–911 24,493 1991–922 29,754 1992–932 32,590 1993–942 33,413 1 Deaths and discharges. 2 Completed consultant episodes. Heart disease is defined as international classification of diseases, injuries and causes of death, ninth revision codes 390–429.