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Colorectal Cancer: Mortality Rates | Screening Activities

Colon Cancer Mortality Rates

Region/Country Annual Incidence Rates per 100,000 (Male) Annual Colorectal Cancer Deaths per 100,000 (Male) Annual Incidence Rates per 100,000 (Female) Annual Colorectal Cancer Deaths per 100,000 (Female)
Europe
Belguim 37.0 18.7 26.8 14.1
Czech Republic 58.5 34.0 32.0 18.0
Denmark 41.0 23.3 33.0 19.2
Finland 25.5 11.5 21.1 9.8
France 40.8 18.2 25.9 11.8
Germany 45.5 19.9 33.1 15.7
Greece 19.4 9.7 15.6 8.0
Hungary 56.6 35.6 33.7 21.2
Iceland 34.0 12.8 27.0 13.2
Ireland 43.1 23.6 27.0 13.7
Italy 39.3 16.5 26.6 10.9
Luxembourg 43.6 18.6 30.8 13.4
Netherlands 40.9 18.9 30.8 14.4
Norway 43.4 20.1 37.1 16.8
Portugal 36.0 20.0 21.1 11.9
Spain 36.8 18.5 22.5 11.3
Sweden 33.4 14.9 26.2 11.1
Switzerland 42.7 15.3 25.2 9.7
United Kingdom 39.2 17.5 26.5 12.4
North America
Canada 42.2 16.1 30.6 11.7
United States 44.6 15.2 33.1 11.6
South America
Uruguay 39.6 18.4 29.5 14.2
Middle East
Israel 41.9 18.8 34.9 14.6
Turkey 9.1 5.8 8.5 5.4
Asia/Pacific
Australia 47.4 18.7 35.9 13.3
Japan 49.3 17.3 26.5 11.1
Korea 24.7 10.9 15.8 6.7
New Zealand 53.0 23.2 42.2 18.6