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. 2018 Jul 3;38:44. doi: 10.1186/s40880-018-0308-x

Table 2.

Top 10 cancer mortality in three life expectancy levels areas of China, 2013

Rank Gender Low life expectancy level areas Middle life expectancy level areas High life expectancy level areas
Site Mortality Proportion ASRa Site Mortality Proportion ASRa Site Mortality Proportion ASRa
(1/105) (%) (1/105) (1/105) (%) (1/105) (1/105) (%) (1/105)
0 Both All sites 156.51 100.00 118.44 All sites 167.98 100.00 110.99 All sites 200.41 100.00 103.08
1 Lung 38.07 24.32 28.45 Lung 46.05 27.41 29.90 Lung 54.93 27.41 27.43
2 Stomach 26.56 16.97 19.93 Liver 24.56 14.62 16.44 Liver 24.85 12.4 13.61
3 Liver 24.70 15.78 18.73 Stomach 23.32 13.88 15.15 Stomach 22.91 11.43 11.42
4 Esophagus 19.21 12.28 14.38 Esophagus 18.21 10.84 11.77 Colorectum 18.53 9.25 8.94
5 Colorectum 8.75 5.59 6.46 Colorectum 10.94 6.51 7.04 Esophagus 13.02 6.50 6.53
6 Brain, CNS 4.14 2.64 3.35 Pancreas 5.36 3.19 3.51 Pancreas 9.69 4.83 4.86
7 Breast 8.48 2.63 6.30 Breast 9.12 2.67 5.99 Breast 12.26 3.06 6.54
8 Leukemia 3.22 2.06 2.92 Brain, CNS 4.19 2.49 3.09 Leukemia 4.87 2.43 3.20
9 Pancreas 3.18 2.03 2.38 Leukemia 3.86 2.30 3.09 Lymphoma 4.85 2.42 2.61
10 Cervix 4.93 1.53 3.69 Lymphoma 3.00 1.79 2.06 Gallbladder 4.67 2.33 2.24
0 Men All sites 194.79 100.00 154.68 All sites 210.95 100.00 146.69 All sites 247.26 100.00 134.05
1 Lung 51.47 26.43 40.63 Lung 61.67 29.23 42.34 Lung 73.50 29.73 38.95
2 Stomach 36.02 18.49 28.50 Liver 35.78 16.96 24.93 Liver 36.47 14.75 20.98
3 Liver 35.08 18.01 27.63 Stomach 32.11 15.22 22.16 Stomach 30.98 12.53 16.33
4 Esophagus 25.50 13.09 20.26 Esophagus 24.98 11.84 17.23 Colorectum 20.80 8.41 10.76
5 Colorectum 9.85 5.05 7.73 Colorectum 12.40 5.88 8.51 Esophagus 19.05 7.70 10.26
6 Brain, CNS 4.60 2.36 3.84 Pancreas 6.01 2.85 4.16 Pancreas 10.72 4.33 5.77
7 Pancreas 3.67 1.89 2.91 Brain, CNS 4.53 2.15 3.45 Prostate 6.69 2.71 3.09
8 Leukemia 3.63 1.86 3.31 Leukemia 4.34 2.06 3.55 Lymphoma 5.69 2.30 3.22
9 Lymphoma 2.53 1.30 2.06 Lymphoma 3.62 1.72 2.58 Leukemia 5.62 2.27 3.74
10 Bladder 2.50 1.28 1.95 Bladder 3.10 1.47 2.09 Brain, CNS 4.92 1.99 3.28
0 Women All sites 115.89 100.00 83.64 All sites 123.62 100.00 77.46 All sites 153.53 100.00 74.37
1 Lung 23.84 20.57 16.78 Lung 29.92 24.21 18.28 Lung 36.35 23.68 16.76
2 Stomach 16.53 14.26 11.6 Stomach 14.24 11.52 8.57 Colorectum 16.26 10.59 7.28
3 Liver 13.69 11.81 9.81 Liver 12.97 10.49 8.10 Stomach 14.83 9.66 6.91
4 Esophagus 12.54 10.82 8.71 Esophagus 11.23 9.09 6.57 Liver 13.22 8.61 6.43
5 Breast 8.48 7.31 6.30 Colorectum 9.43 7.63 5.68 Breast 12.26 7.99 6.54
6 Colorectum 7.58 6.54 5.29 Breast 9.12 7.38 5.99 Pancreas 8.65 5.64 3.98
7 Cervix 4.93 4.25 3.69 Pancreas 4.69 3.80 2.89 Esophagus 6.99 4.55 2.99
8 Brain, CNS 3.64 3.14 2.87 Brain, CNS 3.84 3.11 2.71 Gallbladder 4.97 3.24 2.20
9 Uterus 3.22 2.78 2.38 Cervix 3.65 2.96 2.38 Ovary 4.62 3.01 2.51
10 Leukemia 2.80 2.41 2.53 Leukemia 3.36 2.71 2.64 Leukemia 4.13 2.69 2.70

aASR: age-standardized mortality rate (Segi’s Standard Population)