Notes

Amendments

23 Jul 2021– Following updates to the burden of disease risk factor database, the joint effect estimate of the bowel cancer burden attributed to selected risk factors has been revised.This has impacted Table 2.2 on page 12.

5 Jul 2021– Following updates to the burden of disease risk factor database, the joint effect estimate of the bowel cancer burden attributed to selected risk factors has been revised.

This has impacted the final row of Table 2.2 and one line of accompanying text on page 12. The estimated joint effect attributable to the combined impact of associated risk factors has been updated to 54.5% (53,186 DALYs).

Data quality statement

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