Aging-related cancer mortality rates in urban and rural China in 2004 and 2017
| Area and cancer site | Year | Crude mortality rate (1/105) | Age-standardized mortality rate† (1/105) | Mortality rate of age 65+ (1/105) | PAF (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | |||||
| Aging-related cancer‡ | 2004 | 21.03 | 23.00 | 157.94 | 60.86 |
| 2017 | 22.55 | 18.47 | 140.39 | 65.33 | |
| Lung | 2004 | 39.80 | 43.34 | 301.40 | 61.44 |
| 2017 | 48.42 | 39.77 | 296.78 | 64.12 | |
| Colorectal | 2004 | 9.83 | 10.81 | 74.59 | 61.57 |
| 2017 | 13.29 | 10.82 | 84.79 | 67.26 | |
| Esophageal | 2004 | 10.98 | 12.11 | 84.97 | 63.00 |
| 2017 | 11.03 | 9.00 | 71.65 | 68.70 | |
| Stomach | 2004 | 23.51 | 25.75 | 170.81 | 58.58 |
| 2017 | 17.45 | 14.31 | 108.33 | 65.08 | |
| Rural | |||||
| Aging-related cancer | 2004 | 18.79 | 23.35 | 147.84 | 55.93 |
| 2017 | 22.00 | 17.67 | 127.25 | 62.84 | |
| Lung | 2004 | 25.31 | 31.39 | 193.65 | 54.17 |
| 2017 | 43.78 | 35.24 | 248.59 | 61.45 | |
| Colorectal | 2004 | 6.04 | 7.44 | 46.22 | 54.18 |
| 2017 | 9.81 | 7.93 | 55.48 | 61.15 | |
| Esophageal | 2004 | 17.73 | 22.09 | 143.25 | 57.68 |
| 2017 | 13.24 | 10.49 | 81.37 | 67.59 | |
| Stomach | 2004 | 26.10 | 32.46 | 208.23 | 56.85 |
| 2017 | 21.18 | 17.02 | 123.58 | 63.51 |
†Age-standardized mortality rates were standardized with the 2010 China standard population. ‡Aging-related cancers were defined as all lung, colorectal, esophageal, and stomach cancers. PAF, population attributable fraction.