Adults aged 50-75 that reported being up to date with colorectal cancer screening by age U.S. 2018

This statistic displays the percentage of U.S. adults aged between 50 to 75 years who were up to date with colorectal cancer screening as of 2018, by age. Around 79 percent of survey respondents aged 65 to 75 years indicated that they were up to date with colorectal cancer screening. Standard preventative screening includes a fecal occult blood tests within 1 year, sigmoidoscopy within 5 years and fecal occult blood test within 3 years, or colonoscopy within 10 years.

Percentage of U.S. adults aged 50 to 75 years who were up to date with colorectal cancer screening as of 2018, by age*

Characteristic	Percentage of respondents
50-64	63.3%
65-75	79.2%

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Release date

March 2020

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2018

Age group

50-75 years

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

* Includes fecal occult blood test within 1 year, sigmoidoscopy within 5 years and fecal occult blood test within 3 years, or colonoscopy within 10 years for persons aged 50–75 years.

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