Table 1.

Crude and age-standardized incidence and mortality rates (ASRs) of gastrointestinal cancers per 1,00,000 person-years in Yangzhong and calendar periods during 1991–2015.

Calendar Periods	Incidence						Mortality
	Males			Females			Males			Females
	N	Crude rate	ASR	N	Crude rate	ASR	N	Crude rate	ASR	N	Crude rate	ASR
GASTRIC CANCER
1991–1995	1,301	189.28	156.76	797	114.88	90.90	702	102.13	86.79	469	67.60	51.47
1996–2000	1,133	164.85	138.39	706	101.82	79.74	856	124.55	106.71	538	77.59	57.35
2001–2005	1,238	180.24	128.81	682	97.65	64.60	818	119.09	86.18	460	65.86	42.18
2006–2010	1,210	177.28	106.76	647	92.47	51.93	496	72.67	43.65	244	34.87	18.59
2011–2015	1,122	162.33	82.81	564	78.71	37.05	650	94.04	46.56	274	38.24	16.27
ESOPHAGEAL CANCER
1991–1995	696	101.26	81.89	746	107.53	85.84	399	58.05	47.41	430	61.98	47.79
1996–2000	741	107.82	87.76	735	106.00	83.40	515	74.93	63.23	526	75.86	57.18
2001–2005	809	117.78	83.90	700	100.23	65.09	509	74.11	53.42	467	66.87	40.82
2006–2010	820	120.14	72.42	617	88.18	49.36	331	48.50	29.54	239	34.16	17.75
2011–2015	752	108.80	55.05	491	68.52	30.27	422	61.05	30.19	275	38.38	15.55
COLORECTAL CANCER
1991–1995	88	12.80	10.60	91	13.12	9.93	41	5.96	4.88	44	6.34	4.25
1996–2000	115	16.73	13.55	104	15.00	11.72	56	8.15	7.18	57	8.22	6.03
2001–2005	142	20.67	14.83	120	17.18	11.21	78	11.36	8.25	63	9.02	5.66
2006–2010	206	30.18	17.98	150	21.44	12.44	75	10.99	6.54	46	6.57	3.33
2011–2015	289	41.81	22.18	194	27.07	13.59	108	15.63	7.96	74	10.33	4.38
1991–1995	88	12.80	10.60	91	13.12	9.93	41	5.96	4.88	44	6.34	4.25

ASR, age-standardized rates.