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. 2021 Apr 23;118(16):281–287. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.m2021.0111

Table 2. Changes in the cumulative risk of disease and mortality from colorectal cancer between 2000–2002 and 2014–2016 by tumor site, sex, and age.

Tumor site Age group (years) Men Women
2000–02 2014–16 Change (%) 2000–02 2014–16 Change (%)
Cumulative incidence [%]
Any < 55 0.59 0.50 −15.3 0.48 0.40 −16.7
55–64 1.48 1.17 −20.9 0.84 0.68 −19.0
65–74 3.18 2.40 −24.5 1.85 1.37 −25.9
75–84 4.89 3.74 −23.5 3.44 2.40 −30.2
0–84 9.82 7.62 −22.4 6.48 4.77 −26.4
Proximal colon < 55 0.14 0.15 +7.1 0.14 0.13 −7.1
55–64 0.30 0.30 0.0 0.22 0.24 +9.1
65–74 0.77 0.75 −2.6 0.60 0.61 +1.7
75–84 1.60 1.44 −10.0 1.40 1.16 −17.1
0–84 2.79 2.61 −6.5 2.34 2.13 −9.0
Distal colon < 55 0.17 0.14 −17.6 0.16 0.13 −18.8
55–64 0.49 0.35 −28.6 0.30 0.20 −33.3
65–74 1.19 0.73 −38.7 0.65 0.35 −46.2
75–84 1.82 1.18 −35.2 1.09 0.61 −44.0
0–84 3.62 2.37 −34.5 2.18 1.28 −41.3
Rectum < 55 0.28 0.22 −20.6 0.19 0.15 −21.1
55–64 0.70 0.53 −24.1 0.32 0.24 −25.0
65–74 1.25 0.94 −24.8 0.62 0.42 −32.3
75–84 1.55 1.18 −23.9 0.99 0.64 −35.4
0–84 3.74 2.84 −24.1 2.11 1.45 −31.3
Cumulative mortality [%]
Any < 55 0.17 0.12 −29.4 0.12 0.09 −25.0
55–64 0.52 0.35 −32.7 0.29 0.19 −34.5
65–74 1.33 0.89 −33.1 0.73 0.46 −37.0
75–84 2.63 1.86 −29.3 1.83 1.09 −40.4
0–84 4.59 3.19 −30.5 2.95 1.83 −38.0
Colon < 55 0.11 0.07 −36.4 0.08 0.06 −25.0
55–64 0.32 0.2 −37.5 0.2 0.13 −35.0
65–74 0.9 0.54 −40.0 0.53 0.31 −41.5
75–84 1.92 1.24 −35.4 1.37 0.78 −43.1
0–84 3.22 2.04 −36.6 2.17 1.28 −41.0
Rectum < 55 0.06 0.05 −16.7 0.04 0.03 −25.0
55–64 0.2 0.15 −25.0 0.09 0.07 −22.2
65–74 0.43 0.35 −18.6 0.2 0.15 −25.0
75–84 0.72 0.63 −12.5 0.46 0.31 −32.6
0–84 1.41 1.18 −16.3 0.79 0.56 −29.1