Trends in colorectal cancer in the elderly in Denmark, 1980–2012

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Figure 1. Incidence rates of colon cancer in Denmark, 1980–2012, by age group. A. Males, B. Females.

Table IA. Average annual number of new cases of colon cancer in Denmark.

	0–69 year				70–74 year				75–79 year				80–84 year				85–89 year				90 + year				All ages
	Cases male (incidence)		Cases female (incidence)		Cases male (incidence)		Cases female (incidence)		Cases male (incidence)		Cases female (incidence)		Cases male (incidence)		Cases female (incidence)		Cases male (incidence)		Cases female (incidence)		Cases male (incidence)		Cases female (incidence)		Cases male (incidence)		Cases female (incidence)
	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
1980	338	44.2	381	38.0	151	19.7	175	17.4	126	16.4	179	17.8	90	11.8	158	15.7	48	6.3	83	8.3	13	1.7	28	2.8	766	100	1004	100
1990	364	41.4	411	36.7	168	19.1	180	16.1	166	18.9	203	18.1	109	12.4	182	16.2	54	6.1	109	9.7	17	2.0	36	3.2	879	100	1121	100
2000	438	42.3	410	35.5	181	17.4	176	15.3	189	18.2	206	17.8	142	13.7	194	16.8	69	6.6	117	10.2	18	1.8	51	4.4	1038	100	1154	100
2005	524	43.8	471	36.9	208	17.4	182	14.3	198	16.5	217	17.0	169	14.1	217	17.0	77	6.4	134	10.5	21	1.7	57	4.4	1197	100	1277	100
2010	610	43.4	532	36.5	233	16.6	243	16.7	256	18.2	236	16.2	169	12.0	203	13.9	97	6.9	168	11.5	42	3.0	74	5.1	1407	100	1456	100
2011	604	44.5	581	38.5	273	20.1	229	15.2	215	15.8	236	15.6	158	11.6	243	16.1	86	6.3	166	11.0	22	1.6	56	3.7	1358	100	1511	100
2012	613	44.2	597	40.0	221	15.9	241	16.1	233	16.8	235	15.7	184	13.3	206	13.8	103	7.4	154	10.3	32	2.3	61	4.1	1386	100	1494	100

Figure 2. Incidence rates of cancer of the rectum and anus for male and female in Denmark, 1980–2012, by age group. A. Males, B. Females.

Table IB. Average annual number of new cases of cancer of the rectum and anus in Denmark.

	0–69 year				70–74 year				75–79 year				80–84 year				85–89 year				90 + year				All ages
	Cases male (incidence)		Cases female (incidence)		Cases male (incidence)		Cases female (incidence)		Cases male (incidence)		Cases female (incidence)		Cases male (incidence)		Cases female (incidence)		Cases male (incidence)		Cases female (incidence)		Cases male (incidence)		Cases female (incidence)		Cases male (incidence)		Cases female (incidence)
	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
1980	339	47.3	261	46.1	138	19.3	94	16.6	117	16.3	87	15.4	76	10.6	75	13.2	35	4.9	37	6.5	12	1.6	12	2.1	717	100	565	100
1990	339	47.1	236	41.5	130	18.1	88	15.6	122	16.9	98	17.2	80	11.2	80	14.0	39	5.4	48	8.5	9	1.3	18	3.1	719	100	568	100
2000	386	50.3	275	44.2	128	16.6	93	15.0	116	15.1	100	16.1	85	11.1	76	12.3	41	5.4	51	8.3	11	1.5	26	4.1	768	100	622	100
2005	455	52.2	318	48.3	145	16.6	87	13.2	132	15.2	90	13.7	84	9.7	79	12.0	44	5.0	56	8.5	12	1.4	29	4.4	872	100	659	100
2010	491	53.4	327	52.5	153	16.6	80	12.8	129	14.0	78	12.5	89	9.7	66	10.6	48	5.2	46	7.4	9	1.0	26	4.2	919	100	623	100
2011	498	55.4	356	50.1	137	15.2	96	13.5	133	14.8	108	15.2	78	8.7	83	11.7	41	4.6	43	6.0	12	1.3	25	3.5	899	100	711	100
2012	508	52.3	349	52.1	154	15.8	83	12.4	152	15.6	89	13.3	96	9.9	79	11.8	46	4.7	45	6.7	16	1.6	25	3.7	972	100	670	100

Table IIA. Average annual number of deaths from colon cancer in Denmark.

	0–69 year				70–74 year				75–79 year				80–84 year				85–89 year				90 + year				All ages
	Cases male (mortality)		Cases female (mortality)		Cases male (mortality)		Cases female (mortality)		Cases male (mortality)		Cases female (mortality)		Cases male (mortality)		Cases female (mortality)		Cases male (mortality)		Cases female (mortality)		Cases male (mortality)		Cases female (mortality)		Cases male (mortality)		Cases female (mortality)
	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
1980	207	38.2	215	31.3	100	18.5	108	15.7	94	17.3	131	19.0	78	14.4	121	17.6	47	8.6	78	11.3	17	3.1	35	5.0	541	100	687	100
1990	216	35.1	213	28.2	112	18.1	118	15.5	125	20.3	137	18.1	88	14.3	136	17.9	52	8.5	107	14.2	23	3.7	47	6.2	617	100	757	100
2000	227	34.4	197	25.9	109	16.5	108	14.1	125	19.0	124	16.3	109	16.5	140	18.4	65	9.9	118	15.5	25	3.8	74	9.7	659	100	761	100
2005	225	34.6	183	25.3	102	15.7	82	11.4	121	18.6	120	16.6	112	17.2	147	20.3	64	9.8	119	16.5	27	4.1	72	10.0	650	100	723	100
2010	219	32.4	176	24.8	119	17.6	97	13.6	128	18.9	115	16.2	102	15.1	134	18.8	67	9.9	117	16.5	41	6.1	72	10.1	676	100	711	100
2011	222	33.1	200	26.9	116	17.3	98	13.2	108	16.1	116	15.6	111	16.5	136	18.3	69	10.3	114	15.3	45	6.7	80	10.8	671	100	744	100
2012	223	33.9	191	28.1	98	14.9	106	15.6	121	18.4	105	15.4	101	15.4	109	16.0	77	11.7	93	13.7	37	5.6	76	11.2	657	100	680	100

Table IIB. Average annual number of deaths from cancer of the rectum and anus in Denmark.

	0–69 year				70–74 year				75–79 year				80–84 year				85–89 year				90 + year				All ages
	Cases male (mortality)		Cases female (mortality)		Cases male (mortality)		Cases female (mortality)		Cases male (mortality)		Cases female (mortality)		Cases male (mortality)		Cases female (mortality)		Cases male (mortality)		Cases female (mortality)		Cases male (mortality)		Cases female (mortality)		Cases male (mortality)		Cases female (mortality)
	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
1980	165	38.0	114	35.6	80	18.5	51	15.9	83	19.2	53	16.4	57	13.2	52	16.3	36	8.2	35	11.0	12	2.8	16	4.9	434	100	321	100
1990	149	39.0	98	31.3	67	17.7	46	14.7	69	18.1	58	18.6	52	13.6	51	16.1	31	8.2	42	13.5	13	3.4	18	5.7	381	100	314	100
2000	134	38.8	88	30.4	55	16.0	41	14.0	60	17.3	49	17.0	53	15.3	47	16.3	29	8.5	37	12.9	14	4.0	27	9.3	346	100	289	100
2005	127	39.5	74	29.3	47	14.8	32	12.5	57	17.7	39	15.4	43	13.4	39	15.2	33	10.3	38	15.0	14	4.4	32	12.6	321	100	253	100
2010	129	39.7	76	33.0	54	16.6	32	13.9	51	15.7	27	11.7	48	14.8	42	18.3	29	8.9	29	12.6	14	4.3	24	10.4	325	100	230	100
2011	118	36.4	87	38.3	51	15.7	26	11.5	58	17.9	33	14.5	55	17.0	32	14.1	33	10.2	28	12.3	9	2.8	21	9.3	324	100	227	100
2012	128	39.5	68	28.7	62	19.1	27	11.4	46	14.2	35	14.8	38	11.7	54	22.8	31	9.6	30	12.7	19	5.9	23	9.7	324	100	237	100

Figure 3. Mortality rates of colon cancer in Denmark, 1980–2012, by age group. A. Males, B. Females.

Figure 4. Mortality rates of cancer of the rectum and anus in Denmark, 1980–2012, by age group. A. Males, B. Females.

Figure 5. Age-specific relative survival after colon cancer in Denmark.

Figure 6. Age-specific relative survival after cancer of the rectum and anus in Denmark.

Table IIIA. Prevalence: Annual number of persons alive after colon cancer in Denmark by December 31.

	0–69 year				70–74 year				75–79 year				80–84 year				85–89 year				90 + year				All ages
	Prev cases male		Prev cases female		Prev cases male		Prev cases female		Prev cases male		Prev cases female		Prev cases male		Prev cases female		Prev cases male		Prev cases female		Prev cases male		Prev cases female		Prev cases male		Prev cases female
	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
1980	1243	44.0	1673	37.9	521	18.4	771	17.5	466	16.5	827	18.7	372	13.2	657	14.9	172	6.1	351	8.0	54	1.9	135	3.1	2828	100	4414	100
1990	1465	38.4	1840	30.6	711	18.6	950	15.8	694	18.2	1110	18.4	539	14.1	1083	18.0	310	8.1	694	11.5	98	2.6	345	5.7	3817	100	6022	100
2000	1871	38.6	1979	28.4	759	15.7	969	13.9	889	18.3	1236	17.8	752	15.5	1267	18.2	417	8.6	910	13.1	158	3.3	598	8.6	4846	100	6959	100
2005	2261	38.0	2370	30.1	1040	17.5	1054	13.4	991	16.7	1295	16.4	898	15.1	1405	17.8	540	9.1	1068	13.6	214	3.6	685	8.7	5944	100	7877	100
2010	2860	37.2	2818	30.3	1359	17.7	1377	14.8	1383	18.0	1477	15.9	1100	14.3	1498	16.1	690	9.0	1247	13.4	300	3.9	869	9.4	7692	100	9286	100
2011	2978	37.2	2946	30.6	1400	17.5	1399	14.5	1472	18.4	1568	16.3	1153	14.4	1544	16.1	684	8.6	1270	13.2	309	3.9	889	9.2	7996	100	9616	100
2012	3053	36.5	3088	30.8	1474	17.6	1458	14.5	1508	18.0	1638	16.3	1267	15.1	1594	15.9	728	8.7	1305	13.0	341	4.1	946	9.4	8371	100	10029	100

Table IIIB. Prevalence: Annual number of persons alive after cancer of the rectum and anus in Denmark by December 31.

	0–69 year				70–74 year				75–79 year				80–84 year				85–89 year				90 + year				All ages
	Prev cases male		Prev cases female		Prev cases male		Prev cases female		Prev cases male		Prev cases female		Prev cases male		Prev cases female		Prev cases male		Prev cases female		Prev cases male		Prev cases female		Prev cases male		Prev cases female
	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
1980	1226	42.8	1096	40.6	573	20.0	468	17.3	508	17.7	507	18.8	349	12.2	358	13.3	160	5.6	196	7.3	50	1.7	74	2.7	2866	100	2699	100
1990	1273	37.8	1156	35.0	648	19.2	547	16.6	646	19.2	621	18.8	484	14.4	517	15.6	232	6.9	330	10.0	84	2.5	134	4.1	3367	100	3305	100
2000	1652	40.3	1400	35.1	715	17.4	608	15.2	724	17.6	665	16.7	604	14.7	596	14.9	293	7.1	452	11.3	116	2.8	268	6.7	4104	100	3989	100
2005	2128	43.1	1693	38.3	780	15.8	627	14.2	845	17.1	675	15.3	634	12.8	648	14.6	400	8.1	454	10.3	151	3.1	329	7.4	4938	100	4426	100
2010	2611	43.1	2121	41.3	1034	17.1	757	14.7	995	16.4	740	14.4	803	13.3	643	12.5	418	6.9	527	10.3	193	3.2	352	6.8	6054	100	5140	100
2011	2711	43.2	2208	41.3	1073	17.1	783	14.7	1014	16.2	769	14.4	829	13.2	679	12.7	444	7.1	526	9.9	202	3.2	375	7.0	6273	100	5340	100
2012	2754	42.0	2300	41.7	1163	17.7	785	14.2	1076	16.4	797	14.4	862	13.2	692	12.5	501	7.6	553	10.0	199	3.0	389	7.1	6555	100	5516	100