§ Jane GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many women have(a) been admitted to hospital with and (b) died as a result of ectopic pregnancies in each of the last 20 years. [20677]
§ Ms JowellThe information available is in the table.
England Deaths from ectopic pregnancies1 Admissions to hospital2 1977 9 40,503 1978 6 39,503 1979 3 3,940 1980 10 3,570 1981 5 3,930 1982 2 4,270 1983 6 4,700 1984 3 4,830 1985 3 4,640 1986 2 2n/a 1987 4 n/a 1988 4 n/a 1989 6 n/a 1990 6 89,885 1991 4 9,231 1992 4 9,978 1993 1 10,074 1994 5 9,694 1995 6 9,722 1996 4 9,525 1Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS).
2Source: Department of Health, Statistics Division SD2B.
3England and Wales figures only available.
4Information from 1979 to 1985 is obtained from the Hospital In-Patient Enquiry (HIPE). The Hospital Episodes Statistics (HES) system replaced HIPE and 1989–90 is the earliest year for which HES data were published.
5Hospital statistics from 1990 are for financial year ending 31 March.
n/a = not available.
221WFigures for 1977–78 use the International Classification of Diseases code Eighth Revision, (ICD 8) category 631; 1979–96 uses the International Classification of Disease code Ninth Revision (ICD 9) category 633; and 1995–96 uses the International Classification of Disease code Tenth Revision (ICD 10) category 000.