Cancer: North East: 29 Oct 2009: Written answers and statements (TheyWorkForYou.com)

Cancer: North East

Cabinet Office

Written answers and statements, 29 October 2009

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office

(1) how many deaths from breast cancer there have been in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside and (c) the North East in each year since 1997;

(2) how many deaths from cancer there have been in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside and (c) the North East in each year since 1997.

Angela Smith (Minister of State (Third Sector), Cabinet Office; Basildon, Labour)

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.

Letter from Jil Matheson, dated October 2009:

As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Questions asking:

1) How many deaths from breast cancer there have been in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside and (c) the North East in each year since 1997. (296139)

2) How many deaths from cancer there have been in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside and (c) the North East in each year since 1997. (296140)

The tables attached provide the numbers of deaths where (1) breast cancer and (2) cancer were the underlying cause of death in (a) Jarrow parliamentary constituency, (b) South Tyneside local authority and (c) North East government office region from 1997 to 2008 (the latest year available).

Table 1. Number of deaths where breast cancer was the underlying cause of death^{( 1)} , Jarrow parliamentary constituency, South Tyneside local authority and North East government office region, 1997-2008^{( 2,3)}
	Jarrow	South Tyneside	North East
1997	15	42	610
1998	17	39	571
1999	20	32	545
2000	19	31	518
2001	16	34	557
2002	21	34	515
2003	14	29	477
2004	13	26	524
2005	13	25	553
2006	22	36	532
2007	12	23	475
2008	29	46	545
⁽¹⁾ Cause of death for breast cancer was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) codes 174-175 for the years 1997 to 2000, and Tenth Revision (ICD-10) code C50 for the years 2001 to 2008. The introduction of ICD-10 in 2001 means that the numbers of deaths from this cause before 2001 is not completely comparable with later years. ⁽²⁾ Based on boundaries, and postcode allocations to boundaries, as of 2009. ⁽⁴⁾ Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year.

Table 2. Number of deaths where cancer was the underlying cause of death^{( 1)} , Jarrow parliamentary constituency, South Tyneside local authority and North East government office region, 1997-2008^{( 2,3)}
	Jarrow	South Tyneside	North East
1997	282	531	7,776
1998	280	549	7,901
1999	282	526	7,529
2000	272	522	7,469
2001	278	542	7,811
2002	281	517	7,695
2003	264	526	7,649
2004	263	527	7,629
2005	276	534	7,648
2006	297	485	7,667
2007	250	514	7,780
2008	284	542	7,949
⁽¹⁾ Cause of death for cancer was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) codes 140-208 for the years 1997 to 2000, and Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes C00-C97 for the years 2001 to 2008. 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 boundaries, and postcode allocations to boundaries, as of 2009. ⁽³⁾ Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year.

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