Cyclists' deaths due to head injuries in England and Wales


Statistics from the UK National Statistician.

Cyclist deaths are classified according to the International Classification of Disease, ninth edition, (ICD9) and are selected using ICD9 codes E810-E825, E800-E807, E8261.

Head injuries have been selected using ICD9 codes for secondary cause of death N800-N804, N850-N854, N870-N873.

Year Number of deaths
1979 177
1980 169
1981 103
1982 157
1983 160
1984 186
1985 154
1986 148
1987 156
1988 131
1989 132
1990 127
1991 120
1992 98
1993 89
1994 86
1995 127
1996 108
1997 97
1998 77
1999 92

Reply to Parliamentary Question, 17th January 2001


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