Table 6.1. Directly Age Standardised Incidence Rates in Men and Women Diagnosed in the Period 1981-2001

Diagnosis Period	Men				Women				Men:Women Ratio
Diagnosis Period	Number of Cases	Directly Age Standardised Rate	95% LCI	95% UCI	Number of Cases	Directly Age Standardised Rate	95% LCI	95% UCI	Men:Women Ratio
1981-1983	8925	117.70	115.19	120.21	2435	25.37	24.33	26.41	4.64
1982-1984	8944	117.33	114.83	119.84	2514	25.81	24.77	26.85	4.55
1983-1985	8901	115.66	113.19	118.14	2637	26.87	25.80	27.93	4.30
1984-1986	8715	112.06	109.64	114.48	2736	27.49	26.42	28.56	4.08
1985-1987	8524	107.92	105.58	110.27	2861	28.47	27.38	29.55	3.79
1986-1988	8222	103.00	100.72	105.28	2942	29.01	27.92	30.11	3.55
1987-1989	7983	98.96	96.74	101.18	3020	29.47	28.37	30.57	3.36
1988-1990	7926	97.14	94.96	99.32	3017	29.13	28.04	30.22	3.33
1989-1991	7932	96.06	93.91	98.21	3097	29.64	28.55	30.74	3.24
1990-1992	7981	95.63	93.50	97.76	3182	29.97	28.88	31.07	3.19
1991-1993	7699	91.38	89.31	93.46	3277	30.48	29.38	31.58	3.00
1992-1994	7499	88.31	86.28	90.34	3247	29.69	28.61	30.76	2.97
1993-1995	7174	83.52	81.57	85.48	3258	29.57	28.50	30.65	2.82
1994-1996	7105	82.05	80.12	83.98	3335	30.33	29.24	31.41	2.71
1995-1997	6899	78.56	76.69	80.44	3373	30.61	29.52	31.70	2.57
1996-1998	6694	75.29	73.47	77.11	3404	30.76	29.67	31.85	2.45
1997-1999	6587	73.17	71.39	74.96	3411	30.42	29.34	31.50	2.41
1998-2000	6449	71.05	69.29	72.80	3460	30.57	29.49	31.65	2.32
1999-2001	6263	68.93	67.20	70.65	3451	30.12	29.06	31.19	2.29

See Figure 6.1 for graph

Source: West Midlands Cancer Intelligence Unit.
95% LCI = 95% lower confidence interval, 95% UCI = 95% upper confidence interval.