Table 2 Colorectal adenocarcinoma by subsite and country, Nordic countries, 1967–2013

	Denmark (1973–2011)		Finland (1987–2012)		Norway (1967–2013)		Sweden (1974–2013)		Total (1967–2013)
Subsite	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Colon
Proximal^a	1260	27	275	30	3492	36	2129	31	7156	32
Distal^b	1458	31	268	29	2648	27	1949	29	6323	29
Other^c	205	4	43	5	457	5	300	4	1005	5
Rectum^d	1757	38	337	37	3200	33	2407	35	7701	35
Total	4680	100	923	100	9797	100	6785	100	22 185	100

^aProximal colon (ICD-10/ICD-O-3 (Denmark, Finland and Norway): C18.0–C18.5 and ICD-7 (Sweden): 153.0–153.1 and 153.4).
^bDistal colon (ICD-10/ICD-O-3: C18.6–C18.7 and ICD-7: 153.2–153.3).
^cOther colon (ICD-10/ICD-O-3: C18.8–C18.9 and ICD-7: 153.8–153.9).
^dRectum (ICD-10/ICD-O-3: C19.9 and C20.9 and ICD-7: 154.0).

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