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. 2011 Mar;23(1):3–9. doi: 10.1007/s11670-011-0003-9

Table 8. Cancer mortality for major cancers in urban and rural areas in 2006.

Rank                           Urban
                            Rural
           Male
           Female
             Male
            Female
Site Mortality (1/105) CASR (1/105) Site Mortality (1/105) CASR (1/105) Site Mortality (1/105) CASR (1/105) Site Mortality (1/105) CASR (1/105)
1 Lung 63.44 30.57 Lung 30.84 12.96 Stomach 55.22 35.23 Stomach 27.30 14.97
2 Liver 34.36 17.82 Stomach 14.37 6.14 liver 48.06 31.37 Esophagus 24.77 13.57
3 Stomach 29.15 14.00 Colon-rectum 13.65 5.65 Lung 46.19 29.16 Lung 19.59 10.95
4 Colon-rectum 16.12 7.58 Liver 13.14 5.81 Esophagus 43.96 28.14 liver 17.69 10.26
5 Esophagus 14.25 6.93 Breast 10.08 4.98 colon-rectum   8.60 5.37 colon-rectum 7.45 3.99
6 Pancreas 8.61 4.22 Pancreas 6.87 2.84 Brian, CNS   4.69 3.40 Breast 5.80 3.52
7 Lymphoma 4.76 2.48 Esophagus 5.51 2.20 Pancreas   4.58 2.91 Pancreas 4.26 2.31
8 Leukemia 4.70 3.20 Gallbladder 4.37 1.75 Leukemia   4.31 3.52 Cervix 3.70 2.28
9 Brain, CNS 4.44 2.70 Ovary 3.84 1.93 Nasopharynx   4.15 2.75 Leukemia 3.65 2.85
10 Baldder 4.00 1.71 Brain, CNS 3.71 2.08 Lymphoma   3.13 2.06 Brian, CNS 3.50 2.34