Prevalence and Incidence of Rectal cancer
| About prevalence and incidence statistics: The term 'prevalence' of Rectal cancer usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Rectal cancer at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Rectal cancer refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Rectal cancer diagnosed each year. Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics. |
Incidence (annual) of Rectal cancer: 40,570 new cases for rectum cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
Incidence Rate: approx 1 in 6,704 or 0.01% or 40,569 people in USA [about data]
Incidence statistics about Rectal cancer: The following statistics relate to the incidence of Rectal cancer:
- 23,220 new male cases for rectum cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
- 17,350 new female cases for rectum cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
- 18,400 new cases in women in the US 2002 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
- See also incidence of colorectal cancer and statistics for colorectal cancer
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