Table 6 Numbers of deaths and colorectal cancer (ICD-10 C18–C20) SMRs by sex and country of birth for people 20+ years of age

From: Mortality from all cancers and lung, colorectal, breast and prostate cancer by country of birth in England and Wales, 2001–2003

 

Men

Women

 

No. of deaths

SMR (95% CI)

No. of deaths

SMR (95% CI)

England and Wales

20 084

98 (97–99)

18 099

98 (96–99)

Scotland

635

130 (120–141)

442

113 (103–125)

Ireland

685

132 (122–142)

506

108 (99–119)

Eastern Europe

208

95 (82–110)

89

91 (73–112)

East Africa

36

67 (47–92)

29

86 (58–124)

North Africa

23

99 (63–148)

21

120 (74–183)

West Africa

26

82 (53–120)

24

125 (80–186)

Middle East

52

72 (54–94)

33

76 (53–107)

Bangladesh

24

68 (44–101)

9

64 (29–121)

India

142

54 (45–64)

100

54 (44–66)

Pakistan

25

27 (18–40)

19

37 (22–58)

West Indies

119

68 (56–82)

93

86 (69–105)

China and Hong Kong

34

94 (65–131)

19

70 (42–109)

  1. CI=confidence interval; ICD=International Classification of Diseases; SMR=standardised mortality ratio.
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