All Cancers in America
Colorectal Cancer Deaths by Age and Gender
Estimated Number of Colorectal Cancer Cases and Deaths in the US in 2020 By Age3,b |
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AGE | COLORECTUM | COLON | RECTUM | COLORECTUMc |
0-49 years | 17,930 | 11,540 | 6390 | 3640 |
50-64 years | 50,010 | 32,290 | 17,720 | 13,380 |
65+ years | 80,010 | 60,780 | 19,230 | 36,180 |
All ages | 147,950 | 104,610 | 43,340 | 53,200 |
- As with most cancers, the risk of CRC and CRC-related death increases with age3,4
- Learn more about CRC incidence
TRENDS IN COLORECTAL CANCER MORTALITY (1930-2017) RATES BY SEX, US3,d
- Cancer deaths have been generally decreasing since their peak in 1991, largely related to improvements in early detection and treatment1
- Death due to CRC has decreased by 53% since 1980 in males and by 59% since 1969 in females1
References
1 Siegel RL, Miller KD, Fuchs HE, et al. Cancer statistics, 2022. CA Cancer J Clin. 2022;72:7-33.
2 Doubeni CA, Fedewa SA, Levin TR, et al. Modifiable failures in the colorectal cancer screening process and their association with risk of death. Gastroenterol. 2019;156(1);63-74.
3 Siegel RL, Miller KD, Goding Sauer A, et al. Colorectal cancer statistics, 2020. CA Cancer J Clin. 2020;70(3):145-164.
4 American Cancer Society. Colorectal cancer facts & figures 2020-2022. Atlanta: American Cancer Society; 2020.
Footnotes
a Data are from a retrospective cohort study of patients in the Kaiser Permanente Northern and Southern California systems (55-90 years old) who died of CRC from 2006 through 2012 and had at least 5 years of enrollment before diagnosis. Data were compared to a matched cohort of cancer-free patients in the same system. Of 1750 CRC deaths identified, 75.6% occurred in patients who were not up-to-date with CRC screening.
b Estimates are rounded to the nearest 10 and exclude in situ carcinoma. Values are based on estimates for 2020. In 2020, the total deaths predicted to be a result of colorectal cancer was 53,200.
c Deaths for colon and rectal cancers are combined because a large number of rectal cancer deaths are misclassified as colon.
d Rates are adjusted to the 2000 US standard population. Due to changes in International Classification of Diseases (ICD) coding, numerator information for mortality has changed over time.
Last Updated: 3/1/2022