Global Burden of Early-Onset and Late-Onset Colorectal Cancer, 1990–2021

A global epidemiological analysis compares the burden of early-onset and late-onset colorectal cancer from 1990 to 2021. It includes incidence, prevalence, mortality, and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) across 204 countries, stratified by age-standardized rates, socio-demographic index, and gender. The dataset was created by Xiaoping Li using the Global Burden of Disease 2021 study and was last updated on June 4, 2026.

Use Cases

• Compare incidence trends between early-onset and late-onset colorectal cancer based on age-standardized rates.
• Model future disease burden to 2040 based on the provided Bayesian projections.
• Analyze gender disparities in colorectal cancer burden based on the described male predominance.
• Investigate the relationship between socio-economic development and cancer incidence based on socio-demographic index (SDI) stratification.
• Study the drivers of changing disease burden based on the analysis of aging versus population growth effects.

Strengths

• Covers 204 countries and territories providing a global scope.
• Includes data from 1990 to 2021, offering over 30 years of temporal coverage.
• Analyzes multiple metrics: incidence, prevalence, mortality, and DALYs.
• Provides projections to 2040 using Bayesian modeling.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset is small (414.9 KB), suggesting it contains aggregated summary statistics rather than individual-level records.

Provenance

Source

Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021 dataset.

Collection Method

Analysis of the GBD 2021 dataset, applying age-standardized rates, estimated annual percentage changes, and socio-demographic index stratifications.

Time Range

1990–2021, with projections to 2040.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 09:59:27; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Global coverage across 204 countries and territories.