asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish any figures that he has on the incidence of deaths from cardiovascular disease amongst men in the age group 35 to 45 years in each EEC country, in Sweden, in Scotland as a whole and in Glasgow, over the past five years.

The available information for Scotland and Greater Glasgow health board area is given in the following table. Information for other countries is available in World Health Statistics Annual published by the World Health Organisation. A copy of this publication for each recent year is in the Library.

Deaths from Cardiovascular Disease, Males aged 35–44 years, Scotland and Greater Glasgow Health Board Area, 1976–80
	Scotland	Greater Glasgow health board area
1976	230	37
1977	236	43
1978	240	53
1979	239	53
1980	231	54

Note: These figures include rubrics 390–429 of the International Classification of Diseases, Eighth Revision (1976–78) Ninth Revisions (1979–80).