ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Colorectal cancer is among the three most frequent neoplasms in Brazil, being a public health problem.
OBJECTIVE:
To describe distribution pattern of colorectal cancer mortality in Brazil and regions, according to sex, between 1996 and 2015.
METHODS:
Values of standardized and stratified mortality rates by sex between 1996 and 2015 were used, through polynomial regression models and joinpoint analysis.
RESULTS:
It was observed that, for linear trends in mortality rates, for both sexes, there is a statistically significant trend increasing in both models, with rates and trends, and higher for men than for women, respectively, 7.3% per year (R2=0.95, P<0.001) and 6.5% per year (R2=0.87, P<0.001). It is observed a difference in magnitude and behavior of trend between the regions.
CONCLUSION:
It is understood that it is important to know the trend of rates in order to define priority populations for early interventions that increase survival and reduce mortality.
HEADINGS:
Colorectal neoplasms, mortality; Men; Women; Regression analysis; Colonic neoplasms; Time series studies