Table 4.
Five-year relative survival rate (RSR) for colorectal cancer for selected European countries
| Country | Diagnoses | Assessment period | Five-year RSR (%) | Change in time (%) | Stage-specific estimates |
| EUROCARE pool[7] | C18-C21 | 1995-1999 | 53.5 | 4.2 | NA |
| EUROCARE pool[8] | C18-C21 | 2000-2002 | 56.2 | NA | NA |
| England & Wales[10,11] | C18 | 1996-1999 | 47.6 M; 47.4 F | 5.6 M; 5.6 F | NA |
| C19-C20 | 1996-1999 | 48.7 M; 51.3 F | 7.4 M; 8.1 F | NA | |
| Germany[12] | C18-C21 | 2000-2002 | 60.8 | NA | 85.4 L; 58.1 R; 10.7 M |
| Finland[13] | C18-C20 | 2000-2004 | 57.9 | 2.4 | NA |
| Norway[14] | C18-C21 | 2000-2004 | 59.2 | 3.6 | NA |
| Slovenia[15] | C18-C21 | 2000-2004 | 46.9 | 8.0 | NA |
| Sweden[16] | C18 | 2000-2002 | 58.1 M; 59.7 F | 1.8 M; 2.6 F | NA |
| C19-C21 | 2000-2002 | 57.5 M; 59.1 F | 2.5 M; -1.7 F | NA |
M: Estimate for males; F: Estimate for females; NA: Not available; L: Localized; R: Regional; M: Metastatic; NA: Not available. Numbers in brackets represents source of data available at references section.