Written answers
Tuesday, 13 December 2005
Department of Health and Children
Medical Statistics
11:00 pm
Liam Aylward (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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Question 206: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the estimated number of the population here known to have diabetes mellitus. [39301/05]
Liam Aylward (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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Question 207: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the estimated number of the population here known to have hypercholestoremia (details supplied). [39302/05]
Liam Aylward (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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Question 208: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the estimated number of the population here suffering from cerebrovascular disease. [39303/05]
Liam Aylward (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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Question 209: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the estimated number of the population here suffering from cardiovascular disease. [39304/05]
Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 206 to 209, inclusive, together.
As these are not notifiable diseases, comprehensive statistics are not available on the number of people with diabetes mellitus, hypercholesterolemia, cerebrovascular disease or cardiovascular disease in Ireland.
Information on hospital discharges is available for these conditions and summarised in the following table. The data supplied are taken from the hospital in-patient inquiry system which records information on each in-patient and day case discharge from all publicly funded acute hospitals. It should be noted that if patients are admitted more than once in a given year, each attendance is recorded separately in the hospital in-patient inquiry system.
| Principal Diagnosis | ICD9 code | Number of discharges in 2004 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 250 | 5,865 |
| Hypercholesterolemia | 272.0 | 95 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 430-438 | 10,411 |
| Cardiovascular Disease | 390-459 | 78,367 |
| Source: hospital in-patient inquiry system. |
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