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Mr. Barry Jones
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people die of heart disease in (a) Wales and (b) England per 1,000 population.
Mr. John Patten
The information is shown in the table.
| Crude mortality rate per 1,000 population all ages for heart disease (ICD (9th rev.) 393–429) for (a) Wales (b) England, males and females 1984 | ||
| Rate | ||
| Males | Females | |
| Wales | 4·56 | 3·64 |
| England | 4·08 | 3·40 |