| First-listed diagnosis |
All-listed diagnoses |
||||
| Demographic characteristic |
No. in thousands |
Rate per 100,000 | No. in thousands |
Rate per 100,000 |
|
| Age (years) |
15-44 | 56 | 45 | 83 | 66 |
| 45-64 | 721 | 1,021 | 875 | 1,238 | |
| 65+ | 1,321 | 3,636 | 1,627 | 4,477 | |
| Race |
White | 1,892 | 747 | 2,323 | 915 |
| Black | 127 | 426 | 177 | 601 | |
| Sex |
Female | 1,134 | 705 | 1,456 | 902 |
| Male | 969 | 736 | 1,133 | 856 | |
| Total |
2,103 | 716 | 2,589 | 882 |
Source: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease, The Burden of Digestive Diseases in the United States — Chapter 8: Cancer of the Colon and Rectum (pdf).
