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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Thursday, 4 May 1995

Vol. 452 No. 4

Written Answers. - Lung Cancer Statistics.

Michael Bell

Ceist:

36 Mr. Bell asked the Minister for Health the number of people, male and female by county, who died from lung cancer over the past five years; if he will indicate the increase or decrease in the numbers who have died over the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8124/95]

Limerick East): The number of deaths from lung cancer by county and sex for the years 1986 to 1990, inclusive, is set out in the following table. The latest year for which such a breakdown is available is 1990.

Deaths from Lung Cancer by County and Sex, 1986 to 1990.

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

% Difference 1986 — 1990

County

Male

Female

Total

Male

Female

Total

Male

Female

Total

Male

Female

Total

Male

Female

Total

Male

Female

Total

Carlow

13

2

15

16

3

19

11

9

20

11

6

17

20

7

27

54

250

80

Cavan

18

5

23

22

2

24

11

6

17

19

8

27

15

9

24

-17

80

4

Clare

21

8

29

21

10

31

29

6

35

27

15

42

18

10

28

-14

25

-3

Cork

123

57

180

122

54

176

115

57

172

125

69

194

124

45

169

1

-21

-6

Donegal

44

10

54

26

7

33

41

14

55

32

15

47

38

18

56

-14

80

4

Dublin

319

172

491

335

165

500

350

169

519

328

210

538

314

195

509

-2

13

4

Galway

56

15

71

51

11

62

49

19

68

41

11

52

38

17

55

-32

13

-23

Kerry

38

9

47

40

12

52

24

9

33

21

16

37

45

10

55

18

11

17

Kildare

35

12

47

25

11

36

33

8

41

30

11

41

33

15

48

-6

25

2

Kilkenny

21

2

23

14

3

17

22

13

35

26

8

34

15

6

21

-29

200

-9

Laois

17

3

20

23

6

29

13

3

16

20

6

26

15

5

20

-12

67

0

Leitrim

11

2

13

4

7

11

15

3

18

10

3

13

11

3

14

0

50

8

Limerick

41

22

63

37

21

58

41

25

66

52

21

73

39

15

54

-5

-32

-14

Longford

6

2

8

9

4

13

9

1

10

14

1

15

10

2

12

67

0

50

Louth

31

7

38

35

5

40

26

13

39

18

15

33

32

10

42

3

43

11

Mayo

50

10

60

26

10

36

41

13

54

37

9

46

30

19

49

-40

90

-18

Meath

32

9

41

18

6

24

34

7

41

34

18

52

32

14

46

0

56

12

Monaghan

22

3

25

10

3

13

15

10

25

20

5

25

16

4

20

-27

33

-20

Offaly

15

11

26

13

8

21

21

4

25

12

10

22

15

7

22

0

-36

-15

Roscommon

16

4

20

15

1

16

23

7

30

19

3

22

22

4

26

38

0

30

Sligo

19

11

30

24

8

32

11

8

19

19

6

25

20

9

29

5

-18

-3

Tipperary

40

13

53

27

20

47

35

24

59

32

24

56

44

12

56

10

-8

6

Waterford

39

14

53

19

10

29

23

12

35

23

11

34

24

13

37

-38

-7

-30

Westmeath

19

8

27

14

5

19

13

9

22

24

5

29

15

6

21

-21

-25

-22

Wexford

37

13

50

36

12

48

28

16

44

28

15

43

27

16

43

-27

23

-14

Wicklow

32

19

51

33

15

48

27

21

48

32

19

51

32

14

46

0

-26

-10

Total

1115

443

1558

1015

419

1434

1060

486

1546

1054

540

1594

1044

485

1529

-6

9

-2

As can be seen from the table, there are considerable fluctuations both regionally and between sexes from year to year. It is not possible, therefore , to draw any meaningful conclusions from a sample of this size.
Barr
Roinn