HC Deb 19 April 2004 vol 420 cc17-8W
Mrs. Iris Robinson

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many deaths there were from allergic reactions in each of the last 10 years. [164929]

Dawn Primarolo

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.

Letter from Len Cook to Mrs. Iris Robinson, dated 7 April 2004:

As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many deaths there were from allergic reactions in each of the last 10 years. (164929)

The latest year from which data are available is 2002. Figures given in the attached table relate to deaths where one or more of the conditions mentioned on the death certificate was classified as allergic according to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). Conditions classified to ICD codes which cover both allergic and non-allergic conditions were excluded from this analysis.

Number of deaths were the underlying or one of the contributor causes of death was classified as an allergic reaction,1 England and Wales, 1993 and 20022
Calendar year Number of deaths
1993 40
1994 59
1995 55
1996 55
1997 39
1998 46
1999 52
2000 50
20013 46
20023 43
1Causes of death were classified as allergic reactions for the years 1993 to 2000 using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) codes
477.0-Allergic rhinitis due to pollen
477.8-Allergic rhinitis due to other allergen
477.9-Allergic rhinitis, cause unspecified
493.0-Extrinsic asthma
693-Dermatitis due to substances taken internally
599.0-Anaphylactic shock
995.3-Allergy, unspecified
999.4-Anaphylactic shock due to serum
and for the years 2001 and 2002 using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes
J30.1-Allergic rhinitis due to pollen
J30.2-Other seasonal allergic rhinitis
J30.3-Other allergic rhinitis
J30.4-Allergic rhinitis, unspecified
J45.0-Predominately allergic asthma
L.27-Dermatitis due to substances taken internally
T78.0-Anaphylactic shock due to adverse food reaction
T78.1-Other adverse food reactions, not elsewhere specified
T78.2-Anaphylactic shock, unspecified
T78.4-Allergy unspecified
T80.5-Anaphylactic shock due to serum
T88.6-Anaphylactic shock due to adverse effect of correct drug or medicament properly administered.
2 Figures are based on deaths occurring in each calendar year.
3 The introduction of ICD-10 for coding cause of death in 2001 means that data for allergic reactions may not be completely comparable with data for years before this date. The data should therefore be interpreted with causation.

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