§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many deaths were attributed to epilepsy in Northern Ireland in each year since 1990 in each health board area for which information is available. [22841]
§ Sir John WheelerThe number of deaths registered from, or related to, epilepsy in Northern Ireland for each year from 1990 in each health board area are as follows. Deaths are recorded by date of registration and not by date of occurrence.
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1990 1991 1992 1993 Epilepsy as underlying cause of death Eastern health and social services board 4 3 6 9 Northern health and social services board 7 6 2 4 Southern health and social services board 4 3 6 3
1990 1991 1992 1993 Western health and social services board 4 2 1 3 Northern Ireland 19 14 15 19 Epilepsy as an associated cause of death Eastern health and social services board 16 13 13 17 Northern health and social services board 17 6 13 11 Southern health and social services board 3 8 10 7 Western health and social services board 5 3 12 7 Northern Ireland 41 30 48 42 Note:
1994 figures will not be available until June.