§ Dr. StarkeyTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the comparative death rates from lung cancer were in(a) the United Kingdom and (b) other EU member states and EU accession states in the last year for which figures are available. [136049]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Dr. Phyllis Starkey, dated 4 November 2003:
As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent question concerning lung cancer deaths rates in the United Kingdom, the EU and EU Accession states. (136049)The latest year for which comparative data are available is 1998, figures for which are shown in the attached table.628W
Mortality rates1 for malignant neoplasm of trachea, bronchus or lung, United Kingdom, EU member states and EU accession states, 1998 Males Females EU member states Austria 39.7 10.8 Belgium 68.1 9.7 Denmark 43.3 27.0 Finland 37.4 8.1 France 47.3 7.2
Mortality rates1 for malignant neoplasm of trachea, bronchus or lung, United Kingdom, EU member states and EU accession states, 1998 Males Females Germany 43.3 10.2 Greece 48.4 7.4 Ireland 40.0 18.5 Italy 49.6 8.0 Luxembourg 52.6 11.8 The Netherlands 56.3 15.0 Portugal 29.9 4.7 Spain 47.8 4.3 Sweden 21.2 12.2 United Kingdom 42.7 20.2 Accession countries Bulgaria 38.9 6.4 Cyprus2 Czech Republic 61.0 11.5 Estonia 64.6 7.0 Hungary 86.5 20.4 Latvia 58.2 6.2 Lithuania 59.2 4.6 Malta 33.6 6.2 Poland3 70.3 11.3 Romania 45.7 7.6 Slovakia4 61.0 7.4 Slovenia 56.2 9.2 Turkey2 1 Directly age-standardised to the World Standard Population. 2 Not available 3 1996 4 1997 Source:
EU Member states: EUCAN database, Acession countries: WHO mortality data base