Dáil
‹ Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Lung Cancer Deaths. Lung cancer deaths
Summary
The Minister reported annual lung cancer deaths from 1978 to 1982, noting that the last two figures were provisional and 1983 figures were unavailable. The remaining questions were deferred to the next day’s Order Paper.
asked the Minister for Health the number of deaths from lung cancer recorded in each of the last five years.
Comment on this
The number of deaths from lung cancer in each of the years from 1978 to 1982 was as follows: 1978, 1,269; 1979, 1,312; 1980, 1,268; 1981, 1,424; 1982, 1,362. The figures for 1981 and 1982 are provisional. The figures for 1983 are not yet available.
