Table 2:   Cases of sporadic CJD in England and Wales (from 1970) and the UK (from 1985) by two year period

Age at death (years)

Year of death

  
  70-71 72-73 74-75 76-77 78-79 80-81 82-83 84-851 86-87 88-89 90-91 92-93 94-95 96-97 98-99 00-01 02-032 Total2
10-19 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1(0)
20-29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2(0)
30-39 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 14(0)
40-49 2 0 2 1 1 2 1 0 3 2 2 3 4 8 9 3 4 (1) 47(1)
50-59 7 9 11 6 11 14 12 8 5 13 18 12 15 20 28 11 20(5) 220(5)
60-69 9 13 10 22 17 24 20 28 22 18 30 39 32 35 40 43 64(4) 466(4)
70-79 2 2 2 4 9 4 11 16 18 14 7 21 34 30 35 38 46(1) 293(1)
80-89 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 7 3 6 10 11 7 50 (0)
90+ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 (0)
Total 21 24 25 35 40 46 47 56 49 503 60 82 88 100 125 106 142(11) 10963(11)

1  Up to 1984, cases from England and Wales only.  From 1985 onwards, cases from Scotland and Northern Ireland are included.

2  Deaths up to 31st December 2003.  Number in parentheses indicate additional cases alive on 31st December 2003.  Data for 2003 not yet complete.

3  Total includes one case whose age at death was unknown.

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