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Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 4 February 2008:
As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many women (a) under 25, (b) 25 to 35, (c) 35 to 50, (d) 50 to 60 and (e) over 60 years of age died from cervical cancer in each of the last five years for which figures are available. (183762)
The table below contains the number of deaths where the underlying cause was cervical cancer, by age, in England and Wales from 2002 to 2006, the latest year for which data are available.
Under 25 25-34 35-49 50-59 60+ All ages 2002 5 37 188 173 600 1,003 2003 7 49 170 150 577 953 2004 9 44 167 168 563 951 2005 2 51 170 153 541 917 2006 4 52 168 132 475 831 1 Selected using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) code C53. 2 Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year.