HC Deb 03 November 1998 vol 318 c483W
Dr. Strang

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many and what proportion of deaths in Scotland were due to cancer in each of the last five years. [56983]

Mr. McLeish

The information requested is given in the table.

Cancer1deaths in Scotland, 1993–1997
Year Number of deaths from cancer As a percentage of all deaths
1993 15,458 24.1
1994 15,164 25.6
1995 15,224 25.2
1996 15,171 25.0
1997 14,889 25.0
1Underlying cause of death categories included—International Classification of Diseases etc., ninth revision (ICD 9), codes 140–208, malignant neoplasms.