Treasury written question – answered at on 19 March 2007.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many deaths in which alcohol was the primary cause there were in (a) Suffolk, (b) Norfolk and (c) Cambridgeshire in each year since 1997.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many deaths in which alcohol was the primary cause there were in (a) Suffolk, (b) Norfolk and (c) Cambridgeshire in each year since 1997. (127621)
The attached table provides the number of deaths with an alcohol-related underlying cause in (a) Suffolk, (b) Norfolk and (c) Cambridgeshire, from 1997 to 2005 (the latest year available).
Table 1. Number of deaths with an alcohol-related underlying cause of death( 1) , Suffolk, Norfolk and Cambridgeshire( 2) , 1997 to 2005( 3) | |||
Deaths (persons) | |||
Suffolk | Norfolk | Cambridgeshire | |
1997 | 37 | 50 | 32 |
1998 | 53 | 64 | 28 |
1999 | 43 | 60 | 40 |
2000 | 50 | 69 | 36 |
2001 | 51 | 67 | 38 |
2002 | 48 | 70 | 51 |
2003 | 60 | 87 | 37 |
2004 | 65 | 70 | 45 |
2005 | 56 | 81 | 48 |
(1) Cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) for the years 1996 to 2000, and Tenth Revision (ICD-10) for 2001 onwards. The specific causes of death categorised as alcohol-related, and their corresponding ICD-9 and ICD-10 codes, are shown in the boxes below. 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 county boundaries as of 2007. (3) Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year. |
Box 1. Alcohol-related causes of death—International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) | |
Cause of death | ICD-9 code(s) |
Alcoholic psychoses | 291 |
Alcohol dependence syndrome | 303 |
Non-dependent abuse of alcohol | 305 |
Alcoholic cardiomyopathy | 425.5 |
Alcoholic fatty liver | 571 |
Acute alcoholic hepatitis | 571.1 |
Alcoholic cirrhosis of liver | 571.2 |
Alcoholic liver damage, unspecified | 571.3 |
Chronic hepatitis | 571.4 |
Cirrhosis of liver without mention of alcohol | 571.5 |
Other chronic non-alcoholic liver disease | 571.8 |
Unspecified chronic liver disease without mention of alcohol | 571.9 |
Accidental poisoning by alcohol | E860 |
Box 2. Alcohol-related causes of death—International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) | |
Cause of death | ICD-10 code(s) |
Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol | F10 |
Degeneration of nervous system due to alcohol | G31.2 |
Alcoholic polyneuropathy | G62.1 |
Alcoholic cardiomyopathy | 142.6 |
Alcoholic gastritis | K29.2 |
Alcoholic liver disease | K70 |
Chronic hepatitis, not elsewhere classified | K73 |
Fibrosis and cirrhosis of liver (excl. Biliary cirrhosis) | (1)K74 |
Alcohol induced chronic pancreatitis | K86.0 |
Accidental poisoning by and exposure to alcohol | X45 |
Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol | X65 |
Poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, undetermined intent | Y15 |
(1) Excluding K74.3 to K74.5 |
Yes0 people think so
No0 people think not
Would you like to ask a question like this yourself? Use our Freedom of Information site.