In the years 2003 to 2006, the number of deaths from all forms of thrombosis (coronary, cerebral, peripheral arterial, vascular and from other conditions caused by thrombosis) is significantly higher than the number of deaths from MRSA and Clostridium difficile combined, as indicated by the figures provided by General Register Office for Scotland in the following table: Cause of Death 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 (Provisional) Thrombosis 15,154 14,375 13,548 12,580 12,275 MRSA/ Clostridium Difficile 112 140 140 215 Not Available Yet S3W-12874