Gay Mitchell
Ceist:126 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of deaths here which were alcohol related and tobacco related for each of the years 1990, 1995 1999 and to date in 2000. [16280/00]
Vol. 520 No. 5
126 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of deaths here which were alcohol related and tobacco related for each of the years 1990, 1995 1999 and to date in 2000. [16280/00]
The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the two tables below for the years 1990, 1995 and 1999. Figures for the year 2000 are not yet available.
Number of Deaths by Year |
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Cause |
1990 |
1995 |
1999 |
|
Alcoholic Psychoses and Dependence |
17 |
46 |
90 |
|
Alcoholic Intoxication |
4 |
11 |
16 |
|
Alcoholic Gastritis |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Liver Disease/Cirrhosis |
68 |
76 |
130 |
|
Chronic Pancreatitis |
0 |
1 |
5 |
|
Accidental Alcohol Poisoning |
8 |
9 |
25 |
|
Other |
9 |
2 |
3 |
|
Total |
106 |
146 |
269 |
Number of Deaths by Year |
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Cause |
1990 |
1995 |
1999 |
|
Upper Aero-Digestive Cancer |
451 |
478 |
497 |
|
Cancer of Pancreas |
371 |
348 |
367 |
|
Cancer of Trachea, Bronchus and Lung |
1,529 |
1,574 |
1,434 |
|
Cancer of Bladder and Kidney |
255 |
275 |
309 |
|
Hypertensive Disease |
225 |
210 |
271 |
|
Ischaemic Heart Disease |
8,039 |
7,926 |
6,876 |
|
Disease of Pulmonary Circulation |
123 |
92 |
75 |
|
Cerebrovascular Disease |
2,971 |
2,892 |
2,693 |
|
Arterial Disease |
888 |
808 |
757 |
|
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
1,981 |
2,008 |
1,873 |
|
Gastric, Duodenal and Peptic Ulcers |
205 |
179 |
177 |
|
Total |
17,038 |
16,790 |
15,329 |