eTable 1. Characteristics of patients with colorectal cancer in Germany, 2000–2016*1.
| Characteristic | n (%) |
| Total | 872 318 |
| Sex | |
| Men | 468 451 (53.7) |
| Women | 403 867 (46.3) |
| Age at diagnosis | |
| < 55 years | 82 463 (9.5) |
| 55–64 years | 149 869 (17.2) |
| 65–74 years | 266 060 (30.5) |
| 75–84 years | 263 482 (30.2) |
| ≥ 85 years | 110 444 (12.7) |
| Tumor site (ICD-10 codes) | |
| Proximal colon (C18.0–C18.4) | 241 635 (27.7) |
| Distal colon (C18.5–C18.7) | 218 837 (25.1) |
| Rectum (C19–C20) | 301 052 (34.5) |
| Overlapping and unspecified sites in the colon (C18.8–C18.9)*2 | 110 794 (12.7) |
| Stage | |
| I | 82 536 (9.5) |
| II | 112 567 (12.9) |
| III | 119 235 (13.7) |
| IV | 128 926 (14.8) |
| No data*3 | 429 054 (49.2) |
*1 Divergent availability of data:
Baden–Württemberg 2009–2016, Bavaria 2002–2016, Berlin 2000–2015, Brandenburg 2000–2015, Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania 2000–2015, Saxony 2000–2015, Saxony–Anhalt 2000–2015, Thuringia 2000–2015. For Saarland, data on stage distribution were not available for 2015 and 2016.
*2 The proportion of these cases was lowest in 2014 (9.4%) and highest in 2000 (18.1%).
*3 The proportion of these cases was lowest in 2014 (40.8%) and highest in 2000 (59.5%).