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Mortality, 2005

This page give data on heart disease, circulatory diseases, stroke and all cancers.

Coronary Heart Disease (2005)

Number of Deaths (Ages 1+)
DASR <75s (Pooled Average 2003 to 2005)
England and Wales
87,893
53.0
South West Region
9,019
42.6
Bournemouth
256
38.6
Poole
234
31.3
Christchurch
103
32.0
East Dorset
186
24.8
North Dorset
123
29.7
Purbeck
81
29.9
West Dorset
207
37.3
Weymouth & Portland
108
44.7

Circulatory Diseases (2005)

Number of Deaths (Ages 1+)
DASR <75s (Pooled Average 2003 to 2005)
England and Wales
183,127
91.2
South West Region
20,011
80.0
Bournemouth
693
79.4
Poole
560
79.6
Christchurch
242
64.4
East Dorset
377
50.1
North Dorset
241
60.7
Purbeck
203
58.0
West Dorset
473
65.7
Weymouth & Portland
278
90.1

Stroke (2005)

Number of Deaths (Ages 1+)
SMR (Pooled Average 2003 to 2005)
England and Wales
50,541
100.3
South West Region
5,791
98.4
Bournemouth
218
87.4
Poole
186
97.4
Christchurch
85
92.0
East Dorset
115
85.7
North Dorset
64
88.3
Purbeck
58
87.4
West Dorset
152
107.1
Weymouth & Portland
89
120.8

All Cancers (2005)

Number of Deaths (Ages 1+)
DASR <75s (Pooled Average 2003 to 2005)
England and Wales
134,612
119.3
South West Region
14,065
109.7
Bournemouth
522
112.7
Poole
391
106.7
Christchurch
172
93.4
East Dorset
295
94.1
North Dorset
187
101.0
Purbeck
120
91.1
West Dorset
328
119.3
Weymouth & Portland
195
115.3

DASR <75s:
Directly age-standardised rate, under 75s only: a summary measure of death rates which permits comparisons between areas with differing age structures, based only on deaths of those under 75.

SMR:
Standardised mortality ratio: a summary measure of death rates which permits comparisons between areas with differing age structures.

Source: Compendium of Clinical and Health Indicators, National Centre for Health Outcomes Development and Office for National Statistics.

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