§ Mr. EvansTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people died from(a) cancer and (b) coronary heart disease in (i) Lancashire and (ii) the North West in the last year for which figures are available; and what this represented for each 1,000 of population. [156499]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Evans, dated 27 February 2004:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question concerning how many people died from (a) cancer and (b) coronary heart disease in (i) Lancashire and (ii) the North West in the last year for which figures are available; and what this represented for each 1,000 of population. (156499)
The latest year for which the requested figures are available is 2002 and these are given in the attached table.
Numbers of deaths and death rates1 from cancer and coronary heart disease2 in the former county of Lancashire,3 and the North West government office region,4 20025 Numbers of deaths Rate per 1,000 population Cancer Former county of Lancashire 4,020 2.8 North West 19,104 2.8 Coronary heart disease Former county of Lancashire 3,149 2.2 North West 14,977 2.2 1Crude rates per 1,000 population. 2The cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD–10). The codes used are listed below: Cancer (malignant neoplasms)—ICD–10 COO–C97. Coronary Heart Disease-ICD–10 I20–I25. 3The former county of Lancashire comprises the current county and the unitary authorities of Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool. 4Usual residents of these areas. 5Deaths occurring in 2002.