Alan Shatter
Question:115 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children the expenditure incurred by the State in treating tobacco-related illnesses in each of the past ten years. [15935/97]
Written Answers. - Tobacco-Related Illness.
There are a number of diseases such as lung cancer, emphysema and heart disease associated with tobacco consumption. However, tobacco consumption is not always the causative factor in every case. Therefore, data in relation to expenditure incurred specifically in treating tobacco related disease and illnesses each year cannot be computed accurately.
Alan Shatter
Question:116 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons who have died in each of the past ten years from tobacco-related illnesses. [15936/97]
It is estimated that 20 per cent of all deaths each year over the past ten years were attributable to tobacco-related illnesses such as lung cancer, emphysema and heart disease. Based on this figure the estimated number of tobacco-related deaths each year for the period 1987 to 1996 is as follows:
|
Year |
Deaths due to tobacco related illnesses |
|
1987 |
6,282 |
|
1988 |
6,316 |
|
1989 |
6,422 |
|
1990 |
6,274 |
|
1991 |
6,261 |
|
1992 |
6,156 |
|
1993 |
6,149 |
|
1994 |
6,331 |
|
1995 |
6,299 |
|
1996 |
6,303 |
It should be noted, however, that tobacco consumption is not always the causative factor in every case.