§ Ms HarmanTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what have been the rates of cervical cancer amongst women(a) nationally and (b) from ethnic minorities for each of the past five years. [37038]
§ Mrs. Angela Knight[holding answer 12 July 1996]: The table shows (i) death rates for all women per 100,000 women from cervical cancer—ICD1 180—in the United Kingdom for the years 1986–1994 and (ii) incidence rates of cervical cancer for all women per 100,000 women in the United Kingdom for the years 1986–1990, the latest five-year period available. Information on ethnic status is not collected.
Per 100,000 women Death rates Incidence rates 1986 7.7 1986 17.1 1987 7.3 1987 16.6 1988 7.4 1988 17.2 1989 7.0 1989 15.7 1990 6.7 19902 16.7 1991 6.4 1992 6.3 1993 5.7 1994 5.2 1 International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision. 2 Provisional. The United Kingdom death rates from 1986–1994 are based on deaths registered each year for Scotland and Northern Ireland. The deaths for England and Wales are those registered for 1986 to 1992; but for 1993 and 1994 the deaths are those that occurred in the year.