Lisbon: Colon Cancer

In Lisbon, there were 9,037 deaths from colon cancer over the study period (1995 - 2008).  This figure consists of 4,977 male deaths and 4,060 female deaths and is based on data from the Instituto Nacional de Estatística (Statistics Portugal).  The spatial distribution of mortality due to colon cancer in Lisbon 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.

Men

Smoothed Standardised Mortality Ratio (sSMR)

Probability that sSMR is Higher than 100

Women

Smoothed Standardised Mortality Ratio (sSMR)

Probability that sSMR is Higher than 100