Bowel Cancer
(asked on 10th January 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people diagnosed with bowel cancer each year are aged (a) 40 to 44, (b) 45 to 49, (c) 50 to 54, (d) 55 to 59 and (e) 60 and over.
Answered by
Maria Caulfield
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
The following table show a count of bowel cancers diagnosed in the age groups requested in England in each year from 2015 to 2019.
Year | Age group | Count of diagnoses |
2015 | 40 to 44 | 439 |
2016 | 40 to 44 | 477 |
2017 | 40 to 44 | 477 |
2018 | 40 to 44 | 513 |
2019 | 40 to 44 | 554 |
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2015 | 45 to 49 | 875 |
2016 | 45 to 49 | 865 |
2017 | 45 to 49 | 834 |
2018 | 45 to 49 | 895 |
2019 | 45 to 49 | 902 |
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2015 | 50 to 54 | 1,539 |
2016 | 50 to 54 | 1,574 |
2017 | 50 to 54 | 1,533 |
2018 | 50 to 54 | 1,680 |
2019 | 50 to 54 | 1,670 |
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2015 | 55 to 59 | 2,404 |
2016 | 55 to 59 | 2,533 |
2017 | 55 to 59 | 2,430 |
2018 | 55 to 59 | 2,685 |
2019 | 55 to 59 | 2,733 |
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2015 | 60 and over | 29,170 |
2016 | 60 and over | 29,051 |
2017 | 60 and over | 29,180 |
2018 | 60 and over | 29,643 |
2019 | 60 and over | 30,966 |
Source: NHS Digital