HC Deb 23 May 2003 vol 406 cc67-8W
Dr. Strang

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many new cases of(a) sporadic CJD and (b) variant CJD there were in the UK in (i) each quarter and (ii) each year from 1990 to the latest available date. [115063]

Ms Blears

The information requested is shown in the tables. The data for vCJD is only from 1996 when the disease was identified.

Deaths from sporadic CJD in the UK
Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4 Total
1990 9 10 6 3 28
1991 7 8 9 8 32
Deaths from sporadic CJD in the UK
Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4 Total
1992 12 8 14 11 45
1993 10 11 5 11 37
1994 11 12 12 18 53
1995 11 8 12 4 35
1996 10 12 10 8 40
1997 14 14 16 15 59
1998 11 17 15 20 63
1999 10 20 20 12 62
2000 11 14 10 14 49
2001 13 8 21 13 55
2002 10 16 17 25 68
2003 11 51 — — 16
1 to 21 May 2003
Deaths from variant CJD in the UK
Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4 Total
1995 0 1 0 2 3
1996 5 3 1 1 10
1997 4 3 1 2 10
1998 2 2 2 12 18
1999 4 1 4 6 15
2000 6 8 10 4 28
2001 6 7 4 3 20
2002 7 5 1 4 17
2003 5 14 — — 9
1 to 21 May 2003