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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 8 Apr 1986

Vol. 365 No. 1

Written Answers. - Cancer Deaths.

161.

asked the Minister for Health the number of deaths from cancer on a county by county basis in 1983 and in 1984.

The following table shows the number of deaths due to cancer which were registered in the years 1983 and 1984 for each county and county borough. These figures are provisional.

County

1983

1984

Carlow

62

83

Dublin

1,745

1,849

Kildare

154

150

Kilkenny

122

126

Laois

89

71

Longford

61

80

Louth

168

190

Meath

132

148

Offaly

101

109

Westmeath

133

125

Wexford

185

210

Wicklow

144

169

Clare

160

154

Cork

798

823

Kerry

242

223

Limerick

274

334

Tipperary

275

280

Waterford

197

175

Galway

290

308

Leitrim

75

65

Mayo

267

246

Roscommon

126

122

Sligo

144

121

Cavan

116

126

Donegal

234

272

Monaghan

100

79

Total

6,394

6,638

162.

asked the Minister for Health the number of deaths from cancer of persons under 15 years of age on a county by county basis from 1980 to 1984, inclusive.

The following table shows for each county the number of deaths from cancer of persons under 15 years of age which occurred in the years 1980 to 1982. The figure for 1983 and 1984 are not yet available.

County

1980

1981

1982

Carlow

0

2

1

Dublin

9

10

17

Kildare

2

2

1

Kilkenny

0

1

1

Laois

0

1

1

Longford

0

3

1

Louth

1

1

1

Meath

1

3

2

Offaly

2

4

0

Westmeath

2

1

1

Wexford

1

0

1

Wicklow

1

3

4

Clare

1

0

1

Cork

6

7

5

Kerry

3

1

3

Limerick

2

5

6

Tipperary

2

2

2

Waterford

3

5

0

Galway

2

3

4

Leitrim

0

0

0

Mayo

0

0

2

Roscommon

2

0

0

Sligo

3

0

0

Cavan

2

0

0

Donegal

1

1

0

Monaghan

2

0

1

Total

48

55

55

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