Dominic Hannigan
Ceist:270 Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Health the number of deaths from smoking related illnesses since 2001; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25625/11]
Amharc ar fhreagraThursday, 22 September 2011
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Freagraí scríofa
The disaggregation of mortality data for the purpose of deriving the number of smoking-related deaths may not always exclude deaths that are not tobacco-related. Bearing this in mind, it is currently estimated that approximately 5,200 deaths per annum are attributable to smoking.