In Barcelona, there were 1,211 deaths from rectal cancer over the study period (2000 - 2008). This figure consists of 730 male deaths and 481 female deaths and is based on data from the Mortality Registry of Catalonia. The spatial distribution of mortality due to rectal cancer in Barcelona is demonstrated in the maps below, shown separately for men and women. For further information about how these maps were created, please visit the methodological section of the Atlas.