Diabetes: Eastern Region Mr. Spring To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many deaths there were in (a) the East of England and (b) Suffolk as a result of diabetes in each of the last five years. Angela Eagle The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply. Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 19 November 2007: As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many deaths there were in (a) the East of England and (b) Suffolk as a result of diabetes in each of the last five years. (166152) The attached table provides the number of deaths where diabetes (i) was the underlying cause of death and (ii) was mentioned on the death certificate, either as the underlying cause or as a contributing factor, in (a) East of England government office region and (b) Suffolk county, for 2002 to 2006 (the latest year available). --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Deaths (persons) | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |East of England|Suffolk| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |(i) Underlying cause|(ii) Any mention|(i) Underlying cause|(ii) Any mention| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2002 |664|2,598|84|349| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2003 |610|2,717|99|396| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2004 |590|2,733|64|346| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2005 |599|2,973|88|396| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2006 |614|3,042|89|465| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 Cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes E10-E14 (diabetes mellitus). 2 Figures shown as ‘any mention' (column ii) include those where diabetes was recorded as the underlying cause (column i). 3 Based on boundaries as of 2007. 4 Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year.| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------