Table 12. The 10 most common cancer mortality rates in rural areas 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	35.81	20.14	18.49		Lung	48.58	21.52	26.16				Lung	22.56	17.61	11.09
2	Stomach	35.60	20.02	18.25		Stomach	48.41	21.45	26.07				Stomach	22.31	17.41	10.63
3	Liver	29.91	16.82	16.54		Liver	43.11	19.10	24.65				Esophagus	20.09	15.68	9.39
4	Esophagus	29.47	16.57	14.91		Esophagus	38.51	17.06	20.57				Liver	16.23	12.66	8.34
5	Colon, rectum	8.34	4.69	4.17		Colon, rectum	9.20	4.07	4.88				Colon, rectum	7.46	5.82	3.50
6	Pancreas	4.94	2.78	2.51		Pancreas	5.45	2.41	2.93				Breast	6.71	5.24	3.80
7	Brian	4.19	2.36	2.62		Brian	4.74	2.10	3.02				Pancreas	4.41	3.44	2.10
8	Leukemia	3.72	2.09	2.82		Leukemia	4.32	1.91	3.35				Brain	3.63	2.83	2.23
9	Breast	3.36	1.89	1.92		Lymphoma	3.10	1.37	1.80				Cervix	3.42	2.67	1.88
10	Lymphoma	2.48	1.40	1.40		Bladder	2.49	1.10	1.21				Uterus	3.23	2.52	1.73
	Top 10	157.84	88.76	83.65		Top 10	207.90	92.10	114.64				Top 10	110.05	85.89	54.69

*Age-standardized mortality rate (China population)