§ Mrs. Iris RobinsonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many deaths there were from allergic reactions in each of the last 10 years. [164929]
§ Dawn PrimaroloThe 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)
18WThe 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.