FIGURE 1.

Crude and age‐standardized mortality rates for six major diseases in mainland China among the whole population and the population younger than 65 during 2004‐2018; (A) crude mortality rates for six major diseases among the whole population; (B) age‐standardized mortality rates for six major diseases among the whole population; (C) crude mortality rates for six major diseases among the population younger than 65 years; and (D) age‐standardized mortality rates for six major diseases that lead to death in China among the population younger than 65 years. * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001; ⁺ increased, ^–decreased from 2004 to 2018