Table 2.

The trends of the top 5 causes of death in rural areas of China from 2000 to 2017.

Gender	Diseases	Trends (1)		Trends (2)		AAPC (95% CI, %)
		Year-range	APC (95% CI, %)	Year-range	APC (95% CI, %)
Male	Malignant Tumor	2000–2007	4.5 (2.5–6.6)*	2007–2017	− 1.1 (− 2.2–0.1)	1.0 (0.2–1.8)*
	Cerebrovascular Disease	2000–2017	1.4 (0.7–2.2)*	–	–	1.4 (0.7–2.2)*
	Heart Trouble	2000–2005	0.1 (− 5.3–5.8)	2005–2017	5.0 (3.5–6.6)*	3.9 (2.9–4.9)*
	Respiratory Disease	2000–2017	− 3.3 (− 4.5– − 2.2)*	–	–	− 3.3 (− 4.5– − 2.2)*
	Trauma and Toxicosis	2000–2017	− 0.6 (− 1.6–0.4)	–	–	− 0.6 (− 1.6–0.4)
Female	Malignant Tumor	2000–2017	1.0 (− 0.1–2.0)	–	–	1.0 (− 0.1–2.0)
	Cerebrovascular Disease	2000–2003	10.7 (0.9–21.4)*	2003–2017	1.2 (0.3–2.1)*	2.8 (1.2–4.5)*
	Heart Trouble	2000–2005	0.7 (− 4.4–6.1)	2005–2017	5.1 (3.7–6.6)*	4.1 (3.2–5.0)*
	Respiratory Disease	2000–2017	− 4.0 (− 5.3– − 2.8)*	–	–	− 4.0 (− 5.3– − 2.8)*
	Trauma and Toxicosis	2000–2003	− 13.7 (− 22.9– − 3.4)*	2003–2017	0.1 (− 1.0–1.1)	− 2.5 (− 4.4– − 0.6)*
All	Malignant Tumor	2000–2003	11.4 (1.8–21.9)*	2003–2017	− 0.3 (− 1.1–0.6)	1.7 (0.1–3.3)*
	Cerebrovascular Disease	2000–2017	1.5 (0.6–2.5)*	–	–	1.5 (0.6–2.5)*
	Heart Trouble	2000–2005	0.1 (− 4.3–4.7)	2005–2017	5.5 (4.3–6.8)*	4.3 (3.4–5.2)*
	Respiratory Disease	2000–2017	− 3.6 (− 4.8– − 2.3)*	–	–	− 3.6 (− 4.8– − 2.3)*
	Trauma and Toxicosis	2000–2003	− 13.2 (− 23.1– − 2.1)*	2003–2017	0.8 (− 0.3–1.9)	− 0.7 (− 2.1–0.8)

APC Annual Percent Change; AAPC Average Annual Percent Change; CI confidence interval.

Significant values are in bold.

*Indicates that AAPC or APC is significantly different from zero at the alpha = 0.05 level.