Death Mr. Jenkins To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many deaths there were in the home in the following age groups (a) under 16, (b) 16 to 24, (c) 25 to 65 and (d) over 65 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 Colin Mowl, dated 11 December 2007: The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many deaths there were in the home in the following age groups (a) under 16, (b) 16 to 24, (c) 25 to 65 and (d) over 65 in each of the last five years. I am replying in her absence. (173552) The latest figures are for deaths registered in the calendar year 2006. The table below shows the number of deaths which occurred at home by age group between 2002 to 2006. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Under 16|16-24|25-65 |66 and over| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2002 |490 |589 |25,210|71,526 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2003 |437 |595 |25,510|70,696 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2004 |430 |569 |24,925|68,258 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2005 |413 |528 |25,049|68,255 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2006 |436 |576 |25,581|68,846 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 Deaths at home are those at the usual residence of the deceased (according to the informant who registered the death), where this was not a communal establishment.2 Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year.| | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------