Epidemiological analysis on mortality of cancer in China, 2015.
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-6450.2018.01.006
- Author:
Lan LAN
1
;
Fei ZHAO
2
;
Yue CAI
2
;
Rui Xian WU
2
;
Qun MENG
2
Author Information
1. Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
2. National Health and Family Planning Commission, Beijing 100044, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Mortality rate;
Neoplasm
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Adult;
Age Distribution;
Aged;
Aged, 80 and over;
Asian People/statistics & numerical data*;
Child;
Child, Preschool;
China/epidemiology*;
Colonic Neoplasms/mortality*;
Colorectal Neoplasms/mortality*;
Female;
Humans;
Liver Neoplasms/mortality*;
Lung Neoplasms/mortality*;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Mortality/ethnology*;
Neoplasms/mortality*;
Residence Characteristics;
Sex Distribution;
Stomach Neoplasms/mortality*;
Young Adult
- From:
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
2018;39(1):32-34
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective: To understand the distribution of cancer deaths in China in 2015 and provide reference for the prevention and control of cancer. Methods: Based on the results of Global Burden of Disease 2015, the cancer death distributions in different age groups, sex groups, provinces or by different malignant tumor in Chinese were described. Results: The age-standardized mortality rate of cancer was 159.01/100 000 in China in 2015. The mortality rate was highest in age group ≥70 years (1 102.73/100 000), and lowest in age group 5-14 years (5.40/100 000). The mortality rate in males was 2.15 times higher than that in females. The first 5 provinces with high cancer mortality rate were Anhui, Qinghai, Sichuan, Guangxi and Henan. Lung cancer, liver cancer, stomach cancer, esophageal cancer and colorectal cancer ranked 1-5 in term of mortality rate. Conclusion: The cancer mortality differed with age, gender, area and different malignant tumors, suggesting the necessity to develop targeted prevention and control strategies.
