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Treasury;Office for National Statistics

Answer

Mr. Derek Twigg: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the standardised mortality ratio for all cancers in (a) England, (b) the north west, (c) north Cheshire and (d) Halton was in the last year for which figures are available. [157820] Miss Melanie Johnson: I have been asked to reply. The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply. Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Derek Twigg, dated 23 April 2001: As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking what the standardised mortality ratio for all cancers in (a) England, (b) the North West, (c) North Cheshire and (d) Halton was in the last year for which figures are available (157820). These figures are given in the table below. They are presented for the combined years of 1997 to 1999, using England and Wales death rates as the standard of comparison. Standardised Mortality Ratios (SMRs) for deaths from cancer ICD9 140-208{ 1} for 1997-99{ 2} _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Area of usual residence SMR England and Wales 100 England 100 North West Health Regional Office 109 North Cheshire Health Authority 115 Halton Unitary Authority 132 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, codes 140-208--all malignant neoplasms {2} Pooled deaths registered in years 1997-99

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

367 c181W; 157820

Session

2000-01

Subjects

Death Cancer Diseases North West North Cheshire Health Authority Halton

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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