Table 1 Age-adjusted mortality of colorectal cancer among men and women, and ages at which 10-year cumulative mortality among women reaches levels observed among men at ages 50, 55, and 60

From: Gender differences in colorectal cancer: implications for age at initiation of screening

  

Age-adjusted mortality a

Age at which 10-year cumulative mortality among women reaches level observed among men at age

Country

Year

Men

Women

50

55

60

Australia

2001

17.4

11.2

54

61

67

Canada

2001

14.6

9.6

55

61

67

France

2001

15.8

9.0

56

61

68

Germany

2001

18.2

11.7

56

62

66

Italy

2001

15.1

9.3

54

61

68

Japan

2001

16.4

9.5

57

64

70

Poland

2001

18.7

11.5

55

61

68

Russian Federation

2001

18.7

12.8

52

59

67

Spain

2001

17.6

9.6

55

62

69

United Kingdom

2001

15.9

9.5

55

62

67

United States

2001

13.7

9.5

54

60

66

 

1996

15.0

10.3

53

60

67

 

1991

16.4

11.2

53

60

66

 

1986

17.4

12.3

53

59

65

 

1981

18.0

13.0

52

59

65

 

1976

18.8

14.5

52

59

65

  1. aDeaths per 100 000 person years, adjusted to the world standard population.