Written answers
Thursday, 22 September 2011
Department of Health
Mortality Statistics
4:00 pm
Dominic Hannigan (Meath East, Labour)
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Question 270: To ask the Minister for Health the number of deaths from smoking related illnesses since 2001; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25625/11]
James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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The disaggregation of mortality data for the purpose of deriving the number of smoking-related deaths may not always exclude deaths that are not tobacco-related. Bearing this in mind, it is currently estimated that approximately 5,200 deaths per annum are attributable to smoking.
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