Written Answers. - Cancer Deaths. – Dáil Éireann (24th Dáil) – Thursday, 7 Jul 1983

Written Answers. - Cancer Deaths.

541.

Mr. Bell

asked the Minister for Health the number of people, male and female, in each county in the past five years who have been certified as having died from cancer; the percentage of the population in each county over the same period who have died; and the percentage increase/decrease per capita in each county over the same period.

Minister for Health (Mr. B. Desmond)

I presume that the Deputy is referring to deaths from cancer throughout the question. As the answer is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose to circulate it in the Official Report.

Following is the statement:

Certified Deaths from Cancer, 1977

County	No. of Deaths from Cancer	% of the population who died of cancer
Males	Females	Total
Carlow	43	33	76	0.202
Dublin	860	795	1,655	0.174
Kildare	93	57	150	0.164
Kilkenny	67	65	132	0.196
Laois	57	31	88	0.180
Longford	41	24	65	0.216
Louth	74	78	152	0.182
Meath	70	47	117	0.136
Offaly	47	36	83	0.148
Westmeath	59	51	110	0.189
Wexford	99	95	194	0.207
Wicklow	80	59	139	0.175
Clare	87	65	152	0.185
Cork	469	377	846	0.219
Kerry	141	87	228	0.193
Limerick	149	129	278	0.181
Tipperary	159	103	262	0.200
Waterford	82	77	159	0.188
Galway	156	107	263	0.161
Leitrim	38	40	78	0.272
Mayo	140	99	239	0.212
Roscommon	60	53	113	0.209
Sligo	71	67	138	0.258
Cavan	56	51	107	0.201
Donegal	124	99	223	0.188
Monaghan	56	37	93	0.189
Totals	3,378	2,762	6,140	0.188

Certified Deaths from Cancer, 1978

County	No. of Deaths from Cancer	% of the population who died of cancer
Males	Females	Total
Carlow	39	27	66	0.174
Dublin	889	780	1,669	0.173
Kildare	77	55	132	0.141
Kilkenny	72	61	133	0.195
Laois	57	44	101	0.205
Longford	40	19	59	0.194
Louth	100	86	186	0.219
Meath	63	62	125	0.142
Offaly	42	51	93	0.164
Westmeath	61	43	104	0.176
Wexford	112	83	195	0.205
Wicklow	69	76	145	0.178
Clare	93	57	150	0.180
Cork	438	364	802	0.206
Kerry	120	122	242	0.203
Limerick	151	123	274	0.177
Tipperary	144	123	267	0.202
Waterford	80	87	167	0.194
Galway	177	119	296	0.179
Leitrim	38	28	66	0.229
Mayo	132	130	262	0.231
Roscommon	67	54	121	0.224
Sligo	71	51	122	0.226
Cavan	71	43	114	0.213
Donegal	156	83	239	0.199
Monaghan	42	45	87	0.175
Totals	3,401	2,816	6,217	0.188

Certified Deaths from Cancer, 1979

County	No. of Deaths from Cancer	% of the population who died of cancer
Males	Females	Total
Carlow	30	27	57	0.147
Dublin	889	789	1,678	0.171
Kildare	62	51	113	0.116
Kilkenny	71	46	117	0.169
Laois	38	44	82	0.164
Longford	35	21	56	0.182
Louth	91	69	160	0.186
Meath	81	61	142	0.157
Offaly	42	35	77	0.134
Westmeath	59	50	109	0.182
Wexford	119	94	213	0.221
Wicklow	77	66	143	0.170
Clare	84	67	151	0.178
Cork	440	352	792	0.200
Kerry	141	109	250	0.208
Limerick	156	141	297	0.189
Tipperary	144	130	274	0.205
Waterford	82	78	160	0.183
Galway	161	115	276	0.164
Leitrim	29	30	59	0.212
Mayo	111	110	221	0.194
Roscommon	82	39	121	0.223
Sligo	67	62	129	0.236
Cavan	63	45	108	0.201
Donegal	126	102	228	0.187
Monaghan	52	32	84	0.167
Totals	3,332	2,765	6,097	0.181

Note: These figures are provisional and may be slightly altered when final figures are available.

Certified Deaths from Cancer, 1980

County	No. of Deaths from Cancer	% of the population who died of cancer
Males	Females	Total
Carlow	44	25	69	0.176
Dublin	888	809	1,697	0.171
Kildare	89	55	144	0.142
Kilkenny	73	56	129	0.184
Laois	41	43	84	0.166
Longford	33	29	62	0.201
Louth	86	75	161	0.185
Meath	86	76	162	0.172
Offaly	62	45	107	0.186
Westmeath	64	44	108	0.179
Wexford	91	91	182	0.186
Wicklow	75	70	145	0.169
Clare	78	73	151	0.175
Cork	433	359	792	0.199
Kerry	128	111	239	0.196
Limerick	168	147	315	0.197
Tipperary	150	115	265	0.198
Waterford	95	92	187	0.213
Galway	175	142	317	0.187
Leitrim	52	24	76	0.275
Mayo	159	107	266	0.234
Roscommon	56	48	104	0.191
Sligo	76	60	136	0.247
Cavan	70	44	114	0.214
Donegal	125	109	234	0.189
Monaghan	60	48	108	0.213
Totals	3,457	2,897	6,354	0.187

Note: These figures are provisional and may be slightly altered when final figures are available.

Certified Deaths from Cancer, 1981

County	No. of Deaths from Cancer	% of the population who died of cancer	% Change in cancer death rate 1977-1981
Males	Females	Total
Carlow	34	35	69	0.173	–14.3
Dublin	923	846	1,769	0.176	+1.1
Kildare	67	73	140	0.134	–18.3
Kilkenny	73	34	107	0.151	–23.0
Laois	49	37	86	0.168	–6.7
Longford	39	33	72	0.231	+6.9
Louth	88	62	150	0.169	–7.1
Meath	91	80	171	0.179	+31.6
Offaly	56	42	98	0.168	+13.5
Westmeath	61	50	111	0.180	–4.8
Wexford	93	82	175	0.177	–14.5
Wicklow	70	59	129	0.148	–15.4
Clare	107	67	174	0.199	+7.6
Cork	388	316	704	0.175	–20.1
Kerry	153	108	261	0.213	+10.4
Limerick	141	124	265	0.164	–9.4
Tipperary	183	108	291	0.215	+7.5
Waterford	96	90	186	0.210	+11.7
Galway	174	104	278	0.162	+0.6
Leitrim	35	33	68	0.246	–9.6
Mayo	127	83	210	0.183	–13.6
Roscommon	66	39	105	0.193	–7.7
Sligo	71	60	131	0.236	–8.5
Cavan	75	47	122	0.227	+12.9
Donegal	112	88	200	0.160	–14.9
Monaghan	39	38	77	0.150	–20.6
Totals	3,411	2,738	6,149	0.179	–4.8

Note: These figures are provisional and may be slightly altered when final figures are available.

Dáil Éireann debate - Thursday, 7 Jul 1983