Table 8. The 10 most common cancer mortality rates in cancer registration 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	45.57	25.24	20.61		Lung	61.00	27.21	29.15		Lung	29.77	21.91	12.58
2	Liver	26.04	14.42	13.06		Liver	37.96	16.93	19.91		Stomach	16.91	12.45	7.19
3	Stomach	25.88	14.33	11.86		Stomach	34.64	15.45	16.79		Liver	13.84	10.19	6.28
4	Esophagus	16.77	9.29	7.75		Esophagus	23.29	10.39	11.42		Colon, rectum	12.69	9.34	5.09
5	Colon, rectum	14.23	7.88	6.15		Colon, rectum	15.73	7.02	7.28		Breast	10.24	7.54	4.94
6	Pancreas	6.61	3.66	2.98		Pancreas	7.45	3.32	3.59		Esophagus	10.11	7.44	4.22
7	Breast	5.13	2.84	2.52		lymphoma	5.00	2.23	3.43		Pancreas	5.75	4.23	2.41
8	Leukemia	4.28	2.37	2.88		Leukemia	4.59	2.05	2.37		Gallbladder	3.79	2.79	1.50
9	Brain	3.87	2.15	2.29		Prostate	4.19	1.87	1.58		Brain	3.55	2.61	1.99
10	Lymphoma	3.75	2.08	1.86		Brain	4.19	1.87	5.59		Leukemia	3.55	2.61	2.34
	Top 10	152.14	84.27	71.96		Top 10	198.04	88.33	98.11		Top 10	110.20	81.12	48.55

*Age-standardized mortality rate (China population)