Table 1.

Number and mean age of patients diagnosed with colon and rectal cancer from 1998 until 2013 in England by deprivation status for males and females

Cancer type	Gender	Deprivation group	Number of patients	Mean age (years)
Colon	Males	Least deprived	32,079	70.66
		2	34,187	71.23
		3	32,618	71.34
		4	29,593	71.14
		Most deprived	25,855	70.20
	Females	Least deprived	28,687	71.98
		2	32,140	73.00
		3	31,885	73.32
		4	29,186	73.33
		Most deprived	24,167	72.39
Rectal	Males	Least deprived	21,125	68.57
		2	22,542	69.19
		3	22,411	69.43
		4	20,858	69.31
		Most deprived	19,029	68.62
	Females	Least deprived	12,995	70.08
		2	14,500	70.96
		3	14,403	71.52
		4	13,414	71.58
		Most deprived	11,484	70.73