Colorectal cancer mortality in Hong Kong of China, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore

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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 21, 2013; 19(7): 979-983
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Table 1 Colorectal cancer mortality rates in Hong Kong of China, Japan, South Korea and Singapore, 1955-2010 (age-standardized mortality rates per 100 000)

Country or area	Period	Men				Women
		1955	1975	1995	2005	1955	1975	1995	2005
Hong Kong (China)	1969-2009	-	29.7	40.7	37.8	-	18.8	26.1	23.4
Japan	1955-2009	14.5	23.8	38.2	34.8	12.5	18.3	22.3	20.8
South Korea	1985-2010	-	-	8.6	30.5	-	-	11.8	17.2
Singapore	1966-2009	-	37.2	52.1	36.8		26.1	31.7	27.5

Table 2 Joinpoint analysis for colorectal cancer mortality at all ages and at age 30-49, 50-69 and ≥ 70 year in Hong Kong of China, Japan, South Korea and Singapore, 1955-2010

	Trend 1		Trend 2		Trend 3		Trend 4
	Year	APC	Year	APC	Year	APC	Year	APC
Men
All ages
Hong Kong (China)	1969-1995	1.3¹	1995-2009	-0.1
Japan	1955-1975	2.0¹	1975-1992	1.2¹	1992-2004	-0.4¹	2004-2009	-2.21
South Korea	1985-2002	7.9¹	2002-2010	0.3
Singapore	1966-1995	1.4¹	1995-2009	-1.5¹
30-49 yr
Hong Kong (China)	1969-2009	-1.1¹
Japan	1955-1960	-1.0	1960-1977	3.8¹	1977-1998	-0.5¹	1998-2009	-2.51
South Korea	1985-2002	2.5¹	2002-2010	-2.1
Singapore	1966-1989	0.5	1989-2009	-2.6¹
50-69 yr
Hong Kong (China)	1969-1994	1.2¹	1994-2009	-0.4
Japan	1955-1963	0.4	1963-1995	2.9¹	1995-2009	-1.6¹
South Korea	1985-2003	6.5¹	2003-2010	-1.4¹
Singapore	1966-1989	2.1¹	1989-2009	-1.2¹
≥ 70 yr
Hong Kong (China)	1969-2001	1.9¹	2001-2009	-0.8
Japan	1955-1980	3.4¹	1980-1998	2.0¹	1998-2009	-0.9¹
South Korea	1985-1994	14.0¹	1994-1998	5.9	1998-2002	12.2¹	2002-2010	1.11
Singapore	1966-1995	1.7¹	1995-2009	-0.9
Women
All ages
Hong Kong (China)	1969-1996	1.5¹	1996-2009	-1.7¹
Japan	1955-1960	14.3¹	1960-1983	2.9¹	1983-1996	0.9¹	1996-2009	-0.71
South Korea	1985-1994	9.9¹	1994-2004	4.3¹	2004-2010	-1.2¹
Singapore	1966-1980	4.7¹	1980-1998	-0.2	1998-2009	-2.6¹
30-49 yr
Hong Kong (China)	1969-1992	0.4	1992-2009	-2.4¹
Japan	1955-1963	0.2	1963-1974	3.1¹	1974-1991	0.3	1991-2009	-2.11
South Korea	1985-1991	8.8¹	1991-2010	-0.6
Singapore	1966-1984	2.8	1984-2009	-3.2¹
50-69 yr
Hong Kong (China)	1969-1994	1.0¹	1994-2009	-2.3¹
Japan	1955-1963	0.4	1963-1992	1.4¹	1992-2004	-0.8¹	2004-2009	-2.51
South Korea	1985-1994	8.3¹	1994-2003	3.3¹	2003-2010	-1.1
Singapore	1966-1980	4.4¹	1980-2009	-1.8¹
≥ 70 yr
Hong Kong (China)	1969-2002	2.5¹	2002-2009	-1.9¹
Japan	1955-1975	3.1¹	1975-1999	1.1¹	1999-2009	-0.9¹
South Korea	1985-1993	16.9¹	1993-2003	7.7¹	2003-2010	0.0
Singapore	1966-1981	5.8¹	1981-2000	0.9¹	2000-2009	-2.6¹

¹P < 0.05 vs the younger age groups. APC: Annual percent change.

Citation: Shin A, Jung KW, Won YJ. Colorectal cancer mortality in Hong Kong of China, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(7): 979-983
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i7.979