1. Bowel Cancer (C18-C20): 2011
Number of New Cases, Crude and European Age-Standardised (AS) Incidence Rates per 100,000 Population, UK
Northern
England
Wales
Scotland
Ireland UK
Cases
18,971
1,297
2,239
664
23,171
Crude Rate
72.6
86.2
87.9
74.7
74.6
Male
AS Rate
56.7
60.2
67.4
66.4
58.0
AS Rate - 95% LCL
55.9
57.0
64.6
61.3
57.3
AS Rate - 95% UCL
57.5
63.5
70.2
71.4
58.8
Cases
15,073
1,046
1,756
535
18,410
Crude Rate
55.9
67.1
64.9
57.8
57.2
Female
AS Rate
36.8
40.6
41.9
42.9
37.6
AS Rate - 95% LCL
36.2
38.2
39.9
39.3
37.1
AS Rate - 95% UCL
37.4
43.1
43.9
46.5
38.2
Cases
34,044
2,343
3,995
1,199
41,581
Crude Rate
64.1
76.5
76.0
66.1
65.8
Persons
AS Rate
46.0
49.6
53.3
53.5
47.0
AS Rate - 95% LCL
45.5
47.6
51.7
50.5
46.6
AS Rate - 95% UCL
46.5
51.6
55.0
56.5
47.5
95% LCL and 95% UCL are the 95% lower and upper confidence limits around the AS Rate
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Prepared by Cancer Research UK
Original data sources:
1. Office for National Statistics. Cancer Statistics: Registrations Series MB1.
2. Welsh Cancer Intelligence and Surveillance Unit.
3. Information Services Division Scotland. Cancer Information Programme.
4. N. Ireland Cancer Registry.