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Global world data show the association between colorectal cancer (CRC) and red meat intake in different nations. a CRC incidence (Pearson r = 0.7352) and mortality (Pearson r = 0.5624) in different world nations (n = 152) strongly correlate with meat intake (both p < 0.0001). International CRC age-standardized incidence and mortality rates (ASR per 100,000 person-years, including colon, rectum, anus cancers) in individuals aged 45–69 from GLOBOCAN [34] and international per capita meat intake from FAOSTAT [33] (including bovine, mutton, goat and pig; excluding poultry and aquatic mammals; Additional file 2: Data file S1). b Distribution of CRC incidence (Pearson r = 0.8482) and mortality (Pearson r = 0.7249) per nation of the highest and lowest meat intake quartiles (n = 38 each) strongly correlates (both p < 0.0001). c CRC incidence and mortality per nation of the highest and lowest quartiles of meat consumption (n = 38 each) divided by gender show a strong correlation in nations with high levels of meat intake (Kruskal-Wallis test, **p < 0.0049 and ****p < 0.0001, respectively), but not in nations with low levels of meat intake