Colon cancer mortality per incidence in England 2016, by region and gender
This statistic shows the rate of mortality to colon cancer incidence in England in 2016, by region and gender. Colon cancer, also known as colorectal cancer, occurs in the colon or rectum more specifically it occurs when cells in the colon or rectum begin to grown abnormally. In the East Midlands during this period 35 percent of males and 31 percent of females who were diagnosed died as a result of colon cancer, this was the highest recorded rate among males.