§ Mr. BeggsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the mortality rate of elderly people who have been the victims of crime was in the last five years for which figures are available. [178382]
§ Mr. PearsonThe medical cause of death certificate contains no specific information as to whether the person had previously been the victim of a crime. Information can be provided only on cases where the cause of death is assault. The following table provides figures on the number of people of pensionable age (aged 60 or over for females, 65 or over for males) who died as a result of assault1 over the period 1999 to 2003.
1 Cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes X85-Y09 and Y87.1 (2001–03) and the Ninth Revision (ICD-9) codes E960-E969 (1999–2000).
Number of deaths resulting from assault of people of pensionable age registered in Northern Ireland, 1999–2003 Deaths 1999 1 2000 2 2001 0 2002 0 2003 (data for 2003 are provisional) 2