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answer text: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated March 2009:"As National Statistician, 1 have been asked to reply to your recent questions asking:""a) How many death certificates included alcohol misuse or abuse in the cause of death section in the last five years. (260412)""b) How many death certificates included depression in the cause of death section in the last five years. (260413)""c) How many death certificates included eating disorder in the cause of death section in the last five years. (260414)""d) How many death certificates mentioned the word obesity in the cause of death section in the last five years. (260409)""The tables attached provide the number of deaths a) i) where there was either a mental and behavioural disorder due to use of alcohol, or accidental poisoning by alcohol mentioned on the death certificate (table 1), ii) with an alcohol-related underlying cause, according to the ONS definition (table 2), b) where depression was mentioned on the death certificate (table 3), c) where an eating disorder was mentioned on the death certificate (table 4), and d) where obesity was mentioned on the death certificate (table 5), in England and Wales, for 2003 to 2007 (the latest year available).""It should be noted that the figures presented in tables 3-5 are likely to underestimate the actual number of deaths in which the factors mentioned were involved. The reporting of deaths due to self-harm or self-neglect, which are likely to include those involving depression (table 3) and/or an eating disorder (table 4) are dependent on the complete and accurate recording of all relevant causes of death by coroners. Obesity (table 5) may play an important role in deaths due to heart disease or diabetes, but is rarely recorded on the death certificate." Table 1: Deaths where either a mental and behavioural disorder due to alcohol or accidental poisoning by a…
answer given date: 2009-03-06+00:00
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