Mary Mitchell O'Connor
Question:585. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that die here each year from heart disease and stroke; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15306/14]
View answerTuesday, 1 April 2014
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The Central Statistics Office compiles data on the numbers of deaths in Ireland each year. The latest full year of data available is for 2012 and is provisional. The data requested is contained in the following table.
DEATHS
|
- |
Cerebrovascular Disease |
Ischaemic Heart Disease |
|
2003 |
2,276 |
5,583 |
|
2004 |
2,106 |
5,485 |
|
2005 |
2,037 |
5,141 |
|
2006 |
1,947 |
5,017 |
|
2007 |
2,078 |
5,375 |
|
2008 |
2,142 |
5,185 |
|
2009 |
2,054 |
5,016 |
|
2010 |
2,097 |
4,871 |
|
2011 |
1,993 |
4,707 |
|
2012* |
1,928 |
4,646 |
* Data for 2012 are provisional