Table 9.1: Proportion of deaths attributable to smoking (Based on deaths in England 1998-2002)

West Midlands Key Health Data 2006/07

Table 9.1: Proportion of deaths attributable to smoking (Based on deaths in England 1998-2002

Cause of death	Men			Women
Cause of death	Observed deaths	% Deaths attributable to smoking		Observed deaths	% Deaths attributable to smoking
Cancer
Lung	16, 957	91	10,466		80
Throat and mouth	653	77	188		58
Oesophagus	3,575	70	2,110		72
Bladder	2,755	49	1,404		23
Kidney	1,509	42	942		7
Stomach	3,387	35	2,066		12
Pancreas	2,710	26	2,904		31
Unspecified site	4,536	33	4,738		7
Myeloid Leukaemia	1,034	19	927		12
Circulatory
Ischaemic heart disease 35-54	3,676	57	767		63
Ischaemic heart disease 55-64	7,084	41	2,084		34
Ischaemic heart disease 65-74	15,337	27	7,454		22
Ischaemic heart disease 75+	30,470	10	35,977		8
Cerebrovascular disease 35-54	773	58	680		52
Cerebrovascular disease 55-64	1,298	33	967		35
Cerebrovascular disease 65-74	3,896	17	3,380		38
Cerebrovascular disease 75+	13,841	4	28,025		2
Aortic aneurysm	5,311	64	3,354		65
Myocardial degeneration	278	26	960		18
Atherosclerosis	416	22	754		17
Lung disease
Chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD)	11,219	87	7,600		84
Pneumonia 35-64	542	34	324		51
Pneumonia 65+	6,377	24	9,752		15

Source: Health Development Agency The Smoking epidemic in England (2004)