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<p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics
Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Dear
Baroness Kennedy,</p><p> </p><p>As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the
UK Statistics Authority, I am replying to your Parliamentary Question asking how many
people have died from mesothelioma in each year from 2010 to the last year for which
figures are available <strong>(HL16256)</strong>.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for National
Statistics is responsible for publishing statistics on deaths registered in England
and Wales. The most recent figures published are for deaths registered in 2017[1].</p><p>
</p><p>Cause of death is defined using the International Classification of Diseases
and Related Health Problems, 10 edition (ICD-10). The underlying cause of death is
defined by the World Health Organisation as (a) the disease or injury that initiated
the train of events directly leading to death, (b) the circumstances of the accident
or violence that produced the fatal injury.</p><p> </p><p>Deaths due to an underlying
cause of mesothelioma would be assigned the ICD-10 code C45.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1
below provides the numbers of deaths from mesothelioma registered in England and Wales
between 2010 and 2017.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Yours sincerely,</p><p><strong>John Pullinger</strong></p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
</p><p><strong>Table 1:</strong> <strong>Number of deaths with an underlying cause
of mesothelioma, persons, England and Wales, 2010 to 2017<strong>[2]</strong><sup>,<strong>[3]</strong>,<strong>[4]</strong>,<strong>[5]</strong></sup></strong></p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deaths</p></td><td><p>2,079</p></td><td><p>2,101</p></td><td><p>2,214</p></td><td><p>2,261</p></td><td><p>2,356</p></td><td><p>2,308</p></td><td><p>2,313</p></td><td><p>2,279</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p><em>Source:</em> Office for National Statistics</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
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</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1]<a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/deathsregisteredinenglandandwalesseriesdrreferencetables"
target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/deathsregisteredinenglandandwalesseriesdrreferencetables</a></p><p>[2]Underlying
cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases and
Related Health Problems, 10th edition (ICD-10) code C45.</p><p>[3]Deaths under 28
days are excluded.</p><p>[4]Figures for England and Wales include deaths of non-residents.</p><p>[5]Figures
are for deaths registered, rather than deaths occurring in each calendar year.</p><p>
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