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Cancer/Heart Disease

Volume 450: debated on Monday 23 October 2006

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many deaths there were from (a) cancer and (b) heart disease in Burnley constituency in each year since 1997. (95718)

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.

Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 23 October 2006:

As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many deaths there were from (a) cancer and (b) heart disease in Burnley constituency in each year since 1997. (95718)

The attached tables provide the numbers of deaths where (a) cancer and (b) heart disease was the underlying cause of death, for 1997 to 2005 (the latest year available), for the Burnley parliamentary constituency.

Table 1: Number of deaths where cancer was the underlying cause of death1, Burnley parliamentary constituency, 1997 to 2005

Male

Female

Total

1997

123

96

219

1998

136

126

262

1999

133

114

247

2000

124

114

238

2001

96

123

219

2002

128

139

267

2003

126

103

229

2004

138

107

245

2005

103

113

216

1 Cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) codes 140-208 for the years 1997 to 2000, and Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes COO-C97 for 2001 onwards. The introduction of ICD-10 in 2001 means that the numbers of deaths from this cause before 2001 are not completely comparable with later years. 2 Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year.

Table 2: Number of deaths where heart disease was the underlying cause of death1, Burnley parliamentary constituency, 1997 to 20052

Male

Female

Total

1997

149

146

295

1998

143

104

247

1999

105

127

232

2000

117

95

212

2001

108

95

203

2002

110

91

201

2003

116

82

198

2004

110

91

201

2005

91

96

187

1 Cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) codes 410-414 for the years 1997 to 2000, and Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes 120-125 for 2001 onwards. The introduction of ICD-10 in 2001 means that the numbers of deaths from this cause before 2001 are not completely comparable with later years. 2 Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year.