To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many accidental deaths there were in Wales in each of the last 20 years. [101239]
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Colin Mowl to Mr. Chris Ruane, dated 10 March 2003:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many accidental deaths there were in Wales in each of the last 20 years. I am replying in his absence. (101239)
The most recent available mortality data are for the calendar year 2001. Figures on the total number of accidental deaths for each year from 1982 to 2001 are given in the attached table.
Number of deaths from accidents 1, persons' Wales3, 1982 to 20013 | |
Calendar year
| Number of deaths
|
| 1982 | 803 |
| 1983 | 756 |
| 1984 | 793 |
| 1985 | 780 |
| 1986 | 820 |
| 1987 | 770 |
| 1988 | 632 |
| 1989 | 701 |
| 1990 | 690 |
| 1991 | 706 |
| 1992 | 666 |
| 1993 | 659 |
| 1994 | 678 |
| 1995 | 684 |
| 1996 | 735 |
| 1997 | 706 |
Number of deaths from accidents 1, persons' Wales3, 1982 to 20013 | |
Calendar year
| Number of deaths
|
| 1998 | 751 |
| 1999 | 720 |
| 2000 | 687 |
| 2001 | 717 |
1 The cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (1CD-9) codes E800-E928 excluding E870-E879 for the years 1982 to 2000, and, for the year 2001, the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes VOI-X59. | |
2 Figures relate to deaths of people resident in Wales, rather than deaths occurring in Wales. | |
3 Figures are for deaths registered in the years 1982 to 1992, and for deaths occurring in each calendar year from 1993 to 2001. | |