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Death: Darlington

Answer

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 22 July 2008:"As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking what estimate has been made of (a) the overall mortality rate and (b) the cigarette smoking-related mortality rate in Darlington constituency in each of the last five years. (219625)""The table attached provides the age-standardised mortality rate for Darlington parliamentary constituency, for 2001 to 2005 (the latest year available).""Deaths related to cigarette smoking cannot be directly estimated, as smoking status is not included on the death certificate. However, research published by the then Health Development Agency in 2004 suggested that, in the period 1998-2002, some 17 per cent. of all deaths in England were attributable to smoking.¹""¹ Twigg L, Moon G, Walker S (2004) 'The smoking epidemic in England'. London; Health Development Agency"

Table 1. Age-standardised mortality rate per 100,000 population¹ all-cause mortality, Darlington parliamentary constituency, 2001-05²,³
	Rate per 100,000
2001	773
2002	749
2003	734
2004	786
2005	683
¹ Age-standardised mortality rates per 100,000 population, standardised to the European Standard Population. Age-standardised rates are used to allow comparison between populations which may contain different proportions of people of different ages.
² Based on boundaries as of 2008.
³ Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

479 c1256W; 219625

Session

2007-08

Subjects

Death Darlington

Link

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