Editorial
Copyright ©2009 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Dec 21, 2009; 15(47): 5907-5915
Published online Dec 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5907
Table 2 Colorectal cancer mortality in European countries in 2006
ParameterMortality
Countries with the highest mortality> 40/100 000 men (ASR-E): Hungary (54.4), Czech Republic (51), Slovakia (43.3), Croatia (40.7)
> 20/100 000 women (ASR-E): Hungary (26.7), Slovakia (24.4), Czech Republic (24.1), Denmark (24.1), Norway (21.4)
Countries with the lowest mortality< 20/100 000 men (ASR-E): Albania (7.3), Greece (15.5), Finland (17.9), Switzerland (19.1), Cyprus (19.3), Bosnia Herzegovina (19.5)
< 12/100 000 women (ASR-E): Albania (9.9), Greece (10.8), Finland (11.3), Switzerland (11.6)