HC Deb 11 July 1996 vol 281 cc282-3W
Sir Andrew Bowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many deaths were registered in England and Wales between(a) 1 April 1994 and 30 September 1994, (b) 1 October 1994 and 31 March 1995, (c) 1 April 1995 and 30 September 1995 and (d) 1 October 1995 and 31 March 1996 of people aged (i) 60 to 69 years, (ii) 70 to 79 years, (iii) over 80 years and (iv) in total. [36260]

Mrs. Angela Knight

I have been asked to reply.

The information requested is in the following table.

Age groups April 1994 to September 1994 October 1994 to March 1995 April 1995 to September 1995 October 1995 to March 1996
60 to 69 39,522 42,052 38,160 41,890
70 to 79 76,102 84,212 74,782 88,204
80+ 112,917 134,708 116,598 145,496
All 260,163 294,640 261,420 309,908
1 Provisional data.