Strokes: Suffolk

Mr. Spring
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people have died from stroke related illnesses in Suffolk 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 December 2007:

The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many people have died from stroke related illnesses in Suffolk in each of the last five years. I am replying in her absence. (173455)

The table below provides the number of deaths where stroke was the underlying cause of death in Suffolk county, for 2002 to 2006 (the latest year available).

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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |Suffolk county (persons)|
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|2002                                                                                                                                                                                                               |887                     |
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|2003                                                                                                                                                                                                               |831                     |
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|2004                                                                                                                                                                                                               |805                     |
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|2005                                                                                                                                                                                                               |741                     |
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|2006                                                                                                                                                                                                               |681                     |
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|1 Cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10), codes I60-I69.2 Based on boundaries as of 2007.3 Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year.|                        |
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