Colorectal Cancer In New Jersey 1979-1997
Table 20 Colorectal Cancer Age-Specific Incidence And Incidence Rates By Year, White Males, New Jersey - 1979-1997*

YEAR	AGE GROUP
	Under 40		40 to 49		50 to 59		60 to 69		70 to 79		80+
	Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Number	Rate
1979	31	1.7	81	24.0	383	102.4	742	267.4	773	555.4	373	743.1
1980	27	1.5	70	21.2	389	105.0	791	280.8	843	591.7	418	819.5
1981	37	2.0	74	22.4	365	100.3	768	268.0	815	559.1	398	773.0
1982	30	1.6	70	20.9	332	93.4	821	282.5	834	557.0	377	720.1
1983	29	1.6	86	24.8	339	97.6	816	278.5	829	541.6	456	857.2
1984	28	1.5	89	25.0	351	103.7	756	256.1	889	569.3	426	782.4
1985	39	2.1	79	21.7	406	122.8	878	294.9	900	564.3	440	793.9
1986	27	1.4	98	26.4	336	103.8	840	282.6	904	557.1	462	818.3
1987	46	2.5	92	23.4	377	119.2	817	275.4	924	557.6	460	796.3
1988	38	2.0	78	19.2	329	106.1	847	287.8	911	541.1	499	841.7
1989	28	1.5	84	20.2	247	81.5	812	279.7	908	529.1	512	839.5
1990	40	2.2	90	21.3	293	97.9	815	283.8	955	544.9	454	724.0
1991	31	1.7	90	20.7	258	87.2	772	273.7	957	530.2	482	741.5
1992	26	1.4	91	20.4	272	91.2	740	268.6	937	506.2	487	722.1
1993	34	1.9	96	21.4	264	85.7	710	263.5	894	476.8	448	638.2
1994	46	2.5	108	23.6	242	77.0	656	250.0	811	427.0	480	655.8
1995	27	1.5	118	25.1	248	77.6	622	241.9	860	447.4	471	616.2
1996	41	2.3	99	20.3	291	89.4	623	247.2	849	439.5	524	661.4
1997	43	2.4	94	19.2	287	82.9	583	235.6	871	448.2	503	612.9
TOTAL	648	1.9	1,687	22.1	6,009	96.3	14,409	270.1	16,664	518.8	8,670	735.4

*Incidence rates - per 100,000 residents, age-adjusted to the 1970 U.S. population. Includes invasive colorectal cancer cases; does not include in situ colorectal cancer cases. Rates were not calculated for men of other or unknown race. Source: New Jersey State Cancer Registry. Return to main page