Measure Source

Healthy People 2010, measure 3-5.

Tables

1.12a Cancer deaths per 100,000 population per year for colorectal cancer, United States, 1999 and 2002.

1.12b Cancer deaths per 100,000 population per year for colorectal cancer, by State, 1999 and 2002.

Data Source

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System—Mortality.

Denominator

U.S. population.

Numerator

Number of deaths per year due to colorectal cancer (ICD-10-CM code C18 - C21).

Comments

Rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 standard population. Age-adjusted rates are weighted sums of age-specific rates. For a discussion of age adjustment, see Part A, section 5 of Tracking Healthy People 2010.