Table 1

Incidence of proximal, distal, and rectal colorectal cancers in the years indicated. All incidences were age standardised per 100 000 for each sex using the world standard population

YearProximal colonDistal colonRectum
Male1976–784.76.112.5
1995–979.58.412.2
Female1976–784.75.86.0
1995–978.26.26.6