Written question asked by David Crausby (Labour) on Monday, 30 April 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 3 May 2001. It was answered by Melanie Johnson (Labour) on Thursday, 3 May 2001 on behalf of the Office for National Statistics.

Treasury;Office for National Statistics

Question: To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many deaths have been attributed to asthma in each of the last five years. - Text of letter from Len Cook of the Office for National Statistics, inc table.

Answer: Mr. Crausby: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many deaths have been attributed to asthma in each of the last five years. [160148] Miss Melanie Johnson: The information requested falls with the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply. Letter from Len Cook to Mr. David Crausby, dated 3 May 2001: As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent question about how many deaths have been attributed to asthma in each of the last five years.(160148) The following table shows the number of deaths in England and Wales, 1995-1999, where asthma was the underlying cause of death, classified according to the International Classification of Disease, ninth edition (ICD9). _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year Number of asthma deaths{ 1} 1995 1,459 1996 1,349 1997 1,439 1998 1,366 1999 1,364 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} ICD9 code 493

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