Abstract
Colorectal cancer (RCC) includes tumors that affect a segment of the large intestine (colon) and rectum, being one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality in several countries. The objective was to evaluate the hospital morbimortality for colorectal cancer from 2008 to 2016, comparing hospitalization rates and mortality. The study is ecological, retrospective and quantitative. Patients with malignant neoplasia of the colon, rectosigmoid junction, rectum, anus / anal canal, attended by the public health network between 2008 and 2016, were registered in the Hospital Information System of the Unified Health System (SIH / SUS). Data on age, sex, admissions, deaths and mortality rate were analyzed. There was a growing national average in the analyzed period, with a higher rate in the South. The age group - over 60 years old - reached more than 44% of hospitalizations and more than 62% of deaths. Reports of female deaths were slightly higher.