In Stockholm, there were 2,311 deaths from colon cancer over the study period (2000 - 2007). This figure consists of 1,077 male deaths and 1,234 female deaths and is based on register data from Statistics Sweden linked to death records from the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare. The spatial distribution of mortality due to colon cancer in Stockholm is demonstrated in the maps below, shown separately for men and women. For further information about how these maps were created, please visit the methodological section of the Atlas.