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.
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