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. 2013 Feb;25(1):10–21. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.1000-9604.2012.12.04

Table 10. The 10 most common cancer mortality rates in urban areas in 2009.

Rank Both
Male
Female
Site Mortality rate (1/105) (%) ASMRC* (1/105) Site Mortality rate (1/105) (%) ASMRC*
(1/105)
Site Mortality rate (1/105) (%) ASMRC*
(1/105)
1 Lung 50.32 27.67 21.49 Lung 67.11 30.03 30.39 Lung 33.24 23.81 13.20
2 Liver 24.15 13.28 11.51 Liver 35.43 15.85 17.76 Colon, rectum 15.22 10.90 5.75
3 Stomach 21.15 11.63 9.07 Stomach 27.87 12.47 12.66 Stomach 14.31 10.26 5.74
4 Colon, rectum 17.09 9.40 6.98 Colon, rectum 18.94 8.48 8.31 Liver 12.69 9.09 5.39
5 Esophagus 10.59 5.82 4.65 Esophagus 15.80 7.07 7.39 Breast 11.94 8.55 5.41
6 Pancreas 7.42 4.08 3.19 Pancreas 8.43 3.77 3.87 Pancreas 6.40 4.58 2.54
7 Breast 5.99 3.29 2.78 Leukemia 5.33 2.39 3.45 Esophagus 5.30 3.80 2.04
8 Leukemia 4.56 2.50 2.91 Lymphoma 5.32 2.38 2.62 Gallbladder 4.57 3.28 1.71
9 Lymphoma 4.37 2.40 2.05 Prostate 5.30 2.37 1.86 Ovary 4.19 3.00 1.97
10 Gallbladder 4.18 2.30 1.68 Bladder 4.56 2.04 1.72 Leukemia 3.76 2.70 2.38
Top 10 149.82 82.38 66.30 Top 10 194.10 86.86 90.02 Top 10 111.62 79.97 46.12

*Age-standardized mortality rate (China population)