Colorectal Cancer 5-Year Relative Survival Rate
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
5-year relative survival by stage after a diagnosis of colorectal cancer.
Numerator
The 5-year observed survival for the population diagnosed with colorectal cancer (=proportion of people surviving 5 years after the diagnosis).
Denominator
The 5-year expected survival of a comparable group from the general population residing in Belgium.
Exclusions
The following exclusion criteria have been applied: • If the cancer is a subsequent cancer (only the first cancer for each patient is taken into account) • If for a patient, the date of death or the date of lost to follow-up equalled the day of incidence • If the patient had an unknown social security number (INSZ – NISS) • If the patient was younger than 15 years old • If the patient has no Belgian residence at the time of diagnosis
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
By year of incidence, stage and region.
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Belgian Cancer Registry, Kruispuntbank - Banque Carrefour
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Performance of the Belgian Health System annual report