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Written Question · S3W-12541 · Session 3

How many people died from thrombosis in each of the last five years.

Answered Asked by Mary Scanlon Con Lodged 30 Apr 2008

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people died from thrombosis in each of the last five years.

The answer

Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 9 May 2008 · 9 days after it was lodged, on time

The information requested is shown in the following table:
Cause of Death
| 2003
| 2004
| 2005
| 2006
| 2007
(Provisional)

Coronary thrombosis
- all cases are due to it (1)
| 6,962
| 6,311
| 6,046
| 5,494
| 5,337

Coronary thrombosis
- most cases are due to it (2)
| 4,346
| 4,340
| 4,123
| 3,782
| 3,756

Cerebral thrombosis (venous and arterial)
- all cases are due to it (3)
| 44
| 33
| 31
| 20
| 21

Cerebral thrombosis (venous and arterial)
- most cases are due to cerebral or pre-cerebral thrombosis (4)
| 3,365
| 3,258
| 2,922
| 2,834
| 2,734

Peripheral arterial thrombosis
- most cases are due to it (5)
| 248
| 245
| 265
| 302
| 277

Venous thrombosis at various sites
- all cases are due to it (6)
| 2
| 6
| 4
| 1
| 3

Venous thrombosis at various sites
- most cases are due to it (7)
| 170
| 161
| 142
| 137
| 127

Other conditions caused by thrombosis
- all cases are due to it (8)
| 0
| 0
|

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-12541 by reference.