§ Mrs. Iris RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what percentage of deaths were due to(a)respiratory disease, (b)cardiac disease and (c)cancer in Northern Ireland in (i) the last year for which figures are available, (ii) 1994, (iii) 1984 and (iv) 1974. [176878]
§ Mr. PearsonThe following table gives the percentage of all deaths registered in Northern Ireland in 2003, 1994, 1984 and 1974 caused by(a)respiratory disease, 1(b)circulatory disease2and ischaemic heart disease3and (c)cancer4.
1International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision codes J00–J99 for year 2003, Ninth Revision codes 460–519 for years 1994 and 1984 and Eighth Revision codes 460—519 for year 1974.
2International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision codes I00–I99 for year 2003, Ninth Revision codes 390–459 for years 1994 and 1984 and Eighth Revision codes 390—458 for year 1974.
3International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision codes I20–I25 for year 2003, Ninth Revision codes 410–414 for years 1994 and 1984 and Eighth Revision codes 410—414 for year 1974.
4International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision codes C00–C97 for year 2003, Ninth Revision codes 140—208 for years 1994 and 1984 and Eighth Revision codes 140–207 for year 1974.
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Table: Number and percentage of all registered deaths in Northern Ireland caused by respiratory disease, circulatory disease, ischaemic heart disease and cancer: 1974, 1984, 1994 and 2003 Number of deaths Percentage of deaths Cause of death 1974 1984 1994 20031 1974 1984 1994 20031 Respiratory disease 2,223 1,952 2,398 2,082 12.8 12.4 15.9 14.4 Circulatory disease 9,153 8,178 7,011 5,448 52.8 52.1 46.4 37.7 Ischaemic heart disease 4,713 4,867 4,168 2,843 27.2 31.0 27.6 19.7 Cancer 2,866 3,290 3,595 3,757 16.5 21.0 23.8 26.0 All deaths l7,326 15,692 15,114 14,462 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 1Data for 2003 are provisional