§ Mr. HepburnTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the latest figures for the death rate from(a) cancer and (b) coronary heart disease are in (i) the Jarrow constituency, (ii) South Tyneside, (iii) Tyne and Wear, (iv) the North East and (v) the UK; and what they were in 1997. [152108]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Colin Mowl to Stephen Hepburn dated 3 February 2004:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent question concerning the latest figures for the death rate from (a) cancer and (b) coronary heart disease in (i) the Jarrow constituency, (ii) South Tyneside, (iii) Tyne and Wear, (iv) the North East and (v) the UK; and what they were in 1997. I am replying in his absence. (152108)Figures for the Jarrow constituency are not available, as annual mid-year population estimates for Parliamentary Constituencies are not produced by the Office for National Statistics. Figures for the other areas are included in the following table.
Death rates1 from cancer and coronary heart disease2 in South Tyneside metropolitan district, Tyne and Wear metropolitan county, North East Government Office Region and the United Kingdom3 1997 and 20024 Death rates per 100,000 population 1997 2002 Cancer South Tyneside 225 226 Tyne and Wear 245 229 North East 235 216 United Kingdom 203 189 Coronary Heart Disease South Tyneside 210 138 Tyne and Wear 191 146 North East 197 149 197 149 United Kingdom 163 128 1Rates per 100,000 population standardised to the European Standard Population. 2 The cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) for 1997, and the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) for 2002. The codes used are listed as follows: Cancer (malignant neoplasms)—ICD-9 140–208; 1CD-10 COO-C97; Coronary Heart Disease—ICD-9 410–414; ICD-10 120–125. 3 Usual residents of these areas. 4 Deaths occurring in each calendar year in England and Wales, and deaths registered in each calendar year in Scotland and Northern Ireland.