Colorectal Cancer
Data analyses and reports
- Detailed incidence and mortality data, lifetime risk, prevalence and survival statistics:
Colorectal cancer
Cancer of the colon
Cancer of the rectum and rectosigmoid junction - A summary table of the main statistics for colorectal cancer.
Below are the most recently updated data. Please note:
- Within each page some files are quite large and may take a few minutes to download.
- You may need to use the drop-down menus within the spreadsheets to define your selections of 'Area of Residence', 'Sex', and 'Cancer site/type' to find the data that you require.
Colorectal cancer: ICD-10 C18-C20
Incidence:
Annual incidence 
[1404KB] (most recent 25 years) by age, sex, network and health board
Five year summary of incidence [243KB] by age, sex, network and health board
Mortality:
Annual mortality [1461KB] (most recent 25 years) by age, sex, network and health board
Five year summary of mortality [241KB] by age, sex, network and health board
Survival:
Survival [33KB] (by age and sex) at 1, 3, 5 & 10 years after diagnosis (1983 onwards)
Survival summary 
[450KB] and interpretation at 1 & 5 years after diagnosis (1983 onwards)
Prevalence:
Cancer prevalence [56KB]
Lifetime risk:
Lifetime risk [52KB] of cancer by sex and age
Deprivation:
Incidence and mortality by deprivation category [29KB]
Cancer of the colon: ICD-10 C18
Incidence:
Annual incidence [1404KB] (most recent 25 years) by age, sex, network and health board
Five year summary of incidence [243KB] by age, sex, network and health board
Mortality:
Annual mortality [1461KB] (most recent 25 years) by age, sex, network and health board
Five year summary of mortality [241KB] by age, sex, network and health board
Survival:
Survival [33KB] (by age and sex) at 1, 3, 5 & 10 years after diagnosis (1983 onwards)
Survival summary [450KB] and interpretation at 1 & 5 years after diagnosis (1983 onwards)
Prevalence:
Cancer prevalence [56KB]
Lifetime risk:
Lifetime risk [52KB] of cancer by sex and age
Deprivation:
Incidence and mortality by deprivation category [29KB]
Cancer of the rectum and rectosigmoid junction: ICD-10 C19-C20
Incidence:
Annual incidence [1404KB] (most recent 25 years) by age, sex, network and health board
Five year summary of incidence [243KB] by age, sex, network and health board
Mortality:
Annual mortality [1461KB] (most recent 25 years) by age, sex, network and health board
Five year summary of mortality [241KB] by age, sex, network and health board
Survival:
Survival [33KB] (by age and sex) at 1, 3, 5 & 10 years after diagnosis (1983 onwards)
Survival summary [450KB] and interpretation at 1 & 5 years after diagnosis (1983 onwards)
Prevalence:
Cancer prevalence [56KB]
Lifetime risk:
Lifetime risk [52KB] of cancer by sex and age
Deprivation:
Incidence and mortality by deprivation category [29KB]
Summary statistics for colorectal cancer
| Scotland | Males | Females |
|---|---|---|
| Rank - incidence | 3 | 3 |
| Rank - mortality | 3 | 3 |
| Percentage frequency of all cancers | 15.5% | 11.6% |
| Number of new cases diagnosed in 2010 | 2,177 | 1,790 |
| Number of deaths recorded in 2010 | 782 | 719 |
| Change in incidence from 2000 to 2010 | 1.0% | -1.4% |
| Change in mortality from 2000 to 2010 | -20.7% | -12.3% |
| 1 year relative survival for patients diagnosed between 2003 and 2007 | 75.7% | 73.4% |
| 5 year relative survival for patients diagnosed between 2003 and 2007 | 55.1% | 55.0% |
Notes:
1. Survival figures are not age standardised.
2. Change in incidence and mortality is estimated by Poisson regression.
