Table 1.

Trends in liver cancer mortality rates (age-standardised to 2010 national census population) by gender and areas in China, 1991–2014

Gender	Area	AAPC	Trend 1		Trend 2
			Period	EAPC	Period	EAPC
Male
	Urban	−1.1*	1991–2007	0.58*	2007–2014	−4.98*
	Rural	−0.1	1991–2010	2.19*	2010–2014	−10.47*
Female
	Urban	−1.4*	1991–2007	0.21	2007–2014	−5.11*
	Rural	−0.9	1991–2009	1.64*	2009–2014	−9.39*

*Significantly different from zero (P<0.05).

AAPC, average annual per cent change; EAPC, estimated annual percentage change.