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Written Question · S3W-39288 · Session 3

What the age-standardised mortality rate from prostate cancer has been in each year since 1997-98, also broken down by (a) NHS board and (b…

Answered Asked by Nanette Milne Con Lodged 2 Feb 2011

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the age-standardised mortality rate from prostate cancer has been in each year since 1997-98, also broken down by (a) NHS board and (b) parliamentary constituency.

The answer

Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 24 Feb 2011 · 22 days after it was lodged, on time

Deaths data in Scotland is sourced from General Register Office for Scotland; Data is supplied annually in September. The most recent calendar year of data currently available is 2009.
Age standardised mortality rates for prostate cancer by NHS board area of residence is available for calendar years 1997 to 2009.
A copy of the table has been placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 52500)
- Table (a)
Ref: IR2011-00326.
Source: General Register Office for Scotland (GROS).
Data extracted: September 2010.
Age standardised mortality rates for prostate cancer by Scottish parliamentary constituency of residence for calendar years 1997 to 2009.
A copy of the table has been placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 52500)
- Table (b)
Ref: IR2011-00326.
Source: General Register Office for Scotland (GROS).
Data extracted: September 2010.
More comprehensive data on prostate cancer can be found on the Information Services Division website at http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/1488.html.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-39288 by reference.