FLHealthCHARTS

Content Here.

Colorectal cancer, also called colon cancer or large bowel cancer, includes cancerous growths in the colon, rectum, and appendix. It is usually diagnosed through a colonoscopy. In 2021, the age-adjusted incidence rate of colorectal cancer in Florida was 36.3 per 100,000 population. In 2023, there were 4,228 deaths from colorectal cancer. It is important to talk to your healthcare provider and ask if screening is right for you. In 2022, 67.1% of Florida adults had colorectal screening based on the most recent clinical guidelines (aged 45-75 Years) (BRFSS).

2029 population estimates were released in the Population Estimates Query System.
2024 data for incarceration rates were released.
2023 data within the American Indian/Alaskan Native Profile were released.
2024 county and state level Florida Youth Tobacco Survey data were released.

Florida’s age-adjusted death rate for colorectal cancer decreased from 13.4 per 100,000 population in 2014 to 12.4 per 100,000 population in 2023.
Florida’s age-adjusted colorectal cancer incidence rate increased from 33.0 per 100,000 population in 2020 to 36.3 per 100,000 population in 2021.
In 2023, 63,206 occupied housing units in Florida lacked complete kitchen facilities.
In 2022, 13.2% of Floridians did not have consistent access to enough food.
In 2023, 7,288 Floridians died from diabetes.
In 2023, 12.5% of Floridians have ever been told that they had diabetes.
There were 624 cases of tuberculosis (TB) in Florida in 2023
Between 2016 and 2020, the rate of babies born with Down Syndrome was 13.1 per 10,000 live births.
There were 28,134 babies born with birth defects in Florida between 2016 and 2020.

*Since Jan 01,

53754.1888111888

Data is available by census tract and ZIP code for your county in the Community Dashboard.
Counts of reportable diseases within the Reportable Disease Frequency Report are updated daily on CHARTS.
A searchable data update list is available with information about changes to FLHealthCHARTS.gov.
Population estimates on CHARTS provide the foundation for rate calculations for rate indicators.