(2) how many adults died in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK from rheumatoid arthritis in each year since 1997.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Colin Mowl, dated 11 June 2007:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent questions asking how many children under the age of 16 years in (a) the Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK have died from the juvenile form of rheumatoid arthritis in each year since 1997 (140826); and how many people have died in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK from rheumatoid arthritis in each year since 1997 (140828). I am replying in her absence.
The attached table provides the number of deaths from juvenile rheumatoid arthritis in children under 16, rheumatoid arthritis (not juvenile) in persons aged 16 and over, and rheumatoid arthritis (either juvenile or not) in people of all ages, in (a) Jarrow parliamentary constituency, (b) South Tyneside local authority, (c) North East government office region, and (d) the UK, from 1997 to 2005 (the latest year available).
Deaths (persons) 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Jarrow parliamentary constituency Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (under 16 years) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rheumatoid arthritis (16 years and over) 1 1 1 0 2 3 3 1 4 All rheumatoid arthritis 1 1 1 0 2 3 3 1 4 South Tyneside local authority Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (under 16 years) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rheumatoid arthritis (16 years and over) 4 1 2 1 5 4 4 3 5 All rheumatoid arthritis 4 1 2 1 5 4 4 3 5 North East Government Office Region Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (under 16 years) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Rheumatoid arthritis (16 years and over) 49 43 30 32 58 58 53 37 55 All rheumatoid arthritis 49 43 30 32 58 58 53 38 55 United Kingdom Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (under 16 years) 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 2 0 Rheumatoid arthritis (16 years and over) 900 870 796 818 1,133 1,115 1,036 921 970 All rheumatoid arthritis 900 871 798 819 1,134 1,115 1,038 923 970 1 Cause of death for juvenile rheumatoid arthritis was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) codes 714.0-714.9 and Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes M05.0-M06.9, M08.0, M08.2, M08.3 and M08.9, where there was any mention of these codes on the death certificate, and the person was aged under 16 years. Cause of death for rheumatoid arthritis (16 years and over) was defined using ICD-9 codes 714.0-714.9 and ICD-10 codes M05.0-M06.9, M08.0, M08.2, M08.3 and M08.9, where this was recorded as the underlying cause of death, and the person was aged 16 years or over. 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 Based on parliamentary constituency and local authority boundaries as of 2007. 3 Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year.