asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give the 20 major causes of death in the United Kingdom for the most recent period for which figures are available.
The table shows, separately for males arid females, in descending order of magnitude, the 20 major causes of death in the United Kingdom in 1985. The list of causes is that used in compiling statistics for the Chief Medical Officer's annual report "On the State of the Public Health for the year 1985".
ICD1 number
| Cause of Death
| Number of deaths
|
| 190–199 | Malignant of other and unspecified sites | 7,232 |
| 320–389 | Diseases of the nervous system and sense organs | 5,989 |
| E800–E807, E830–E949, E960–E999 | Other causes of injury and poisoning | 5,957 |
| 200–208 | Malignant neoplasm of lymphatic and haematopoietic tissue | 5,270 |
| 290–319 | Mental disorders | 4,520 |
| 240–279 | Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases and immunity disorders | 4,355 |
| 580–629 | Diseases of the genitourinary system | 4,245 |
| E810–E829 | Road vehicle accidents | 4,044 |
| E950–E959 | Suicide and self-inflicted injury | 3·421 |
| 460–478, 487, 500–519 | Other diseases of the respiratory system | 3,263 |
| 740–759 | Congenital anomalies | 1,687 |
Females
| ||
| 410–414 | Ischaemic heart disease | 82,131 |
| 430–438 | Cerebrovascular disease | 52,068 |
| 390–405, 415–429, 440–459 | Other diseases of the circulatory system | 33,924 |
| 150–159 | Malignant neoplasm of digestive organs and peritoneum | 22,300 |
| 480–486 | Pneumonia | 20,792 |
| 170–175 | Malignant neoplasm of bone, connective tissue, skin and breast | 16,298 |
| 520–579 | Diseases of the digestive system | 11,884 |
| 160–165 | Malignant neoplasm of respiratary and intrathoracic organs | 11,689 |
| 179–189 | Malignant neoplasm of genitourinary organs | 11,396 |
| 490–496 | Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and allied conditions | 11,255 |
| 290–319 | Mental disorders | 8,469 |
| 190–199 | Malignant of other and unspecified sites | 7,549 |
| 320–389 | Diseases of the nervous system and sense organs | 6,401 |
| 240–279 | Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases and immunity disorders | 6·285 |
| E800–E807, E830–E949, E960–E999 | Other causes of injury and poisoning | 5,730 |
| 580–629 | Diseases of the genitourinary system | 4,968 |
| 200–208 | Malignant neoplasm of lymphatic and haematopoietic tissue | 4,873 |
| 710–739 | Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue | 4,388 |
| 460–478, 487, 500–519 | Other diseases of the respiratory system | 3,323 |
| 780–799 | Symptons, signs and ill-defined conditions | 1,824 |
1 International Classification of Diseases 9th revision. | ||