John Gormley
Ceist:106 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will give exact statistics on the number of deaths that occur annually from cancer; and if he will specify, in each case, the type of cancer involved. [10365/98]
Written Answers. - Deaths from Cancer.
Data on mortality are routinely published in the Annual and Quarterly Reports on Vital Statistics compiled by the Central Statistics Office. The most recent year for which complete figures are available is 1994 and a breakdown of the number of deaths from cancer in that year by type of cancer is set out in Table l. Table 2 provides details of deaths from selected cancers for 1996. These figures are provisional as they are based on year of registration rather than year of occurrence.
Table 1
Deaths from Cancer in 1994 by Type of Cancer
|
Type of Cancer |
Number of Deaths |
|
Lip, Oral Cavity and Pharynx |
134 |
|
Oesophagus |
323 |
|
Stomach |
420 |
|
Colon |
681 |
|
Rectum, Rectosigmoid Junction and Anus |
242 |
|
Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Ducts |
132 |
|
Pancreas |
367 |
|
Other Digestive Organs and Peritoneum |
207 |
|
Trachea, Bronchus and Lung |
1,550 |
|
Other Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs |
83 |
|
Bone Connective Tissue and Skin |
127 |
|
Breast |
652 |
|
Cervix Uteri |
60 |
|
Ovary and Other Uterine Adnexa |
203 |
|
Prostate |
475 |
|
Bladder |
186 |
|
Other Genitourinary Organs |
229 |
|
Brain |
221 |
|
Hodgkin's Disease |
27 |
|
Leukaemia |
194 |
|
Other Lymphatic and Haematopoietic Tissue |
347 |
|
Other and Unspecified Sites |
552 |
|
All Cancers |
7,412 |
Source: Central Statistics Office.
Table 2
Deaths from Selected in 1996*
|
Type of Cancer |
Number of Deaths |
|
Stomach |
393 |
|
Colon |
669 |
|
Rectum, Rectosigmoid Junction and Anus |
210 |
|
Trachea, Bronchus and Lung |
1,480 |
|
Female Breast |
632 |
|
Cervix Uteri |
82 |
|
Leukaemia |
209 |
|
Other Cancers |
3,631 |
|
All Cancers |
7,306 |
*All figures are provisional based on year of registration.
Source: Central Statistics Office.