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Thyroid cancer mortality in China, 2008−2012

Geographic areas	Gender	Deaths	Crude mortality (1/105)	Ratio (%)	ASMRC (1/105)	ASMRW (1/105)	Cumulative rate 0−74 (%)	Rank
ASMRC, age-standardized mortality rate by Chinese standard population in 2000; ASMRW, age-standardized mortality rate by Segi’s population.
All areas	Both	3,280	0.52	0.29	0.34	0.32	0.04	22
	Male	1,159	0.36	0.16	0.24	0.24	0.03	19
	Female	2,121	0.68	0.51	0.42	0.40	0.04	20
Urban	Both	2,304	0.60	0.33	0.36	0.35	0.04	22
	Male	799	0.41	0.19	0.26	0.26	0.03	19
	Female	1,505	0.79	0.57	0.46	0.44	0.05	20
Rural	Both	976	0.40	0.23	0.28	0.27	0.03	22
	Male	360	0.29	0.13	0.21	0.20	0.02	19
	Female	616	0.51	0.40	0.35	0.34	0.04	20
Eastern areas	Both	2,459	0.56	0.30	0.33	0.32	0.03	22
	Male	890	0.40	0.17	0.25	0.25	0.03	19
	Female	1,569	0.71	0.51	0.40	0.39	0.04	20
Middle areas	Both	566	0.43	0.27	0.33	0.31	0.03	22
	Male	189	0.28	0.14	0.22	0.21	0.02	20
	Female	377	0.59	0.48	0.44	0.41	0.04	20
Western areas	Both	255	0.47	0.30	0.37	0.36	0.04	22
	Male	80	0.29	0.14	0.24	0.23	0.03	19
	Female	175	0.66	0.60	0.51	0.48	0.05	20