Mary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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583. To ask the Minister for Health the number of death certificates that list diabetes as the cause of death; if this number has increased in the past 20 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15304/14]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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The number of deaths where cause of death was registered as diabetes mellitus over the past 20 years is set out in the table below. The table also shows the mortality rate per 100,000 population which has remained relatively stable over the period.

Mary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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584. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women diagnosed with thyroid disorders each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15305/14]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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Data on the total number of women diagnosed with thyroid disorders each year are not available.

Data from the Hospital Inpatient Enquiry (HIPE) system show that in 2012 there were 1,308 hospitalisations with a principal diagnosis of disorders of the thyroid gland (ICD-10-AM E00 – E07). There were also an additional 7,319 hospitalisations with a secondary diagnosis of disorders of the thyroid gland.

Note that these data are based on discharges of women aged 18 and over from publicly funded acute hospitals. It is important to note also that these data may include multiple admissions of the same patient and should not be construed as an estimate of the prevalence of thyroid disorders.

Mary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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585. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that die here each year from heart disease and stroke; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15306/14]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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The Central Statistics Office compiles data on the numbers of deaths in Ireland each year. The latest full year of data available is for 2012 and is provisional. The data requested is contained in the following table.

DEATHS