Table 2. Relative survival (%) by deprivation category and deprivation gap (%) at 1 and 5 years: AXIS study population (diagnosed 1989–1997) and general population of England and Wales (1991–1995).

	Study population			General population
				Colon	Rectum
	Patients	Deaths	Relative survival	Relative survival
1-year survival
Most affluent	423	52	90.8	67.2	73.2
2	567	98	85.5	65.4	72.5
3	481	71	88.6	65.1	71.0
4	510	85	87.2	63.6	69.8
Most deprived	500	86	86.0	61.6	68.8
Deprivation gap (%)			3.2	−5.3a	−4.6a
5-year survival
Most affluent	423	186	66.7	45.0	45.0
2	567	251	64.5	44.3	45.3
3	481	205	67.3	43.2	44.0
4	510	241	63.4	42.1	41.7
Most deprived	500	238	65.0	39.6	39.4
Deprivation gap (%)			−1.7	−5.3a	−6.3a

^aStatistically significant at 1%.