Table 1.

AAPC and APC of standardized mortality rate of RHD among urban and rural men and women in China.

	2006–2020 Years		Period 1		Period 2		Period 3
	AAPC (%)	95%CI	Years	APC (%)	Years	APC (%)	Years	APC (%)
Urban male	$-2.1{}^{*}$	$(-3.4,-0.7)$	2006–2020	$-2.1{}^{*}$
Urban female	$-5.1{}^{*}$	$(-9.3,-0.7)$	2006–2011	$-6.6{}^{*}$	2011–2014	$3.6$	2014–2020	$-8.0{}^{*}$
Rural male	$-3.1{}^{*}$	$(-5.6,-0.5)$	2006–2012	$1.0$	2012–2020	$-6.0{}^{*}$
Rural female	$-4.4{}^{*}$	$(-6.9,-1.8)$	2006–2012	$-0.4$	2012–2020	$-7.3{}^{*}$

* Indicates statistically significant (p < 0.05). APC (annual percentage change); AAPC (average annual percentage change).