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. 2022 Oct 28;4(43):956–961. doi: 10.46234/ccdcw2022.006

Table 1. Overall incidence, deaths, and burden indicators of esophageal cancer for the years 1990, 2004, and 2019 in China.

Gender Year Incidence Deaths DALYs YLLs YLDs
N P P* N P P* N P P* N P P* N P P*
Cases 1/100,000 1/100,000 Cases 1/100,000 1/100,000 Cases 1/100,000 1/100,000 Cases 1/100,000 1/100,000 Cases 1/100,000 1/100,000
Abbreviation: DALYs=disability adjusted of life years, YLLs=years of life lost, YLDs=years lived with disability; N=number of cases for incidence and deaths / number of person years for DALYs, YLLs, and YLDs; P=crude rate, expressed as 1/100,000; P*=standardized rate, expressed as 1/100,000.
Men 1990 115,475 18.92 28.70 117,085 19.19 30.53 3,127,519 512.55 707.12 3,097,716 507.67 699.98 29,803 4.88 7.14
2004 199,091 29.15 33.08 199,078 29.15 34.49 5,129,816 751.13 782.60 5,078,004 743.54 774.28 51,811 7.59 8.33
2019 207,924 28.69 21.94 197,716 27.28 21.69 4,622,298 637.72 458.55 4,566,573 630.03 452.83 55,725 7.69 5.72
2019 vs.
1990 (%)
80.06 51.64 −23.55 68.87 42.16 −28.96 47.79 24.42 −35.15 47.42 24.10 −35.31 86.98 57.58 −19.89
2004 vs.
1990 (%)
72.41 54.07 15.26 70.03 51.90 12.97 64.02 46.55 10.67 63.93 46.46 10.61 73.84 55.33 16.67
2019 vs.
2004 (%)
4.44 −1.58 −33.68 −0.68 −6.42 −37.11 −9.89 −15.10 −41.41 −10.07 −15.27 −41.52 7.55 1.32 −31.33
Women 1990 58,212 10.15 13.94 59,517 10.38 14.69 1,366,551 238.28 311.63 1,351,838 235.72 308.19 14,713 2.57 3.45
2004 90,571 14.00 14.73 86,299 13.34 14.44 1,888,217 291.83 296.22 1,864,158 288.11 292.40 24,059 3.72 3.83
2019 70,197 10.06 6.83 59,600 8.54 5.92 1,137,699 163.10 108.46 1,117,181 160.16 106.48 20,518 2.94 1.97
2019 vs.
1990 (%)
20.59 −0.89 −51.00 0.14 −17.73 −59.70 −16.75 −31.55 −65.20 −17.36 −32.05 −65.45 39.45 14.40 −42.90
2004 vs.
1990 (%)
55.59 37.93 5.67 45.00 28.52 −1.70 38.17 22.47 −4.94 37.90 22.23 −5.12 63.52 44.75 11.01
2019 vs.
2004 (%)
−22.50 −28.14 −53.63 −30.94 −35.98 −59.00 −39.75 −44.11 −63.39 −40.07 −44.41 −63.58 −14.72 −20.97 −48.56
Total 1990 173,687 14.67 20.97 176,602 14.92 22.08 4,494,070 379.67 506.98 4,449,555 375.91 501.75 44,516 3.76 5.23
2004 289,663 21.78 23.54 285,377 21.46 23.91 7,018,033 527.68 537.02 6,942,162 521.98 531.01 75,871 5.70 6.01
2019 278,121 19.55 13.90 257,316 18.09 13.15 5,759,997 404.96 277.50 5,683,755 399.60 273.75 76,243 5.36 3.75
2019 vs.
1990 (%)
60.13 33.27 −33.71 45.70 21.25 −40.44 28.17 6.66 −45.26 27.74 6.30 −45.44 71.27 42.55 −28.30
2004 vs.
1990 (%)
66.77 48.47 12.26 61.59 43.83 8.29 56.16 38.98 5.92 56.02 38.86 5.83 70.44 51.60 14.91
2019 vs.
2004 (%)
−3.98 −10.24 −40.95 −9.83 −15.70 −45.00 −17.93 −23.26 −48.33 −18.13 −23.45 −48.45 0.49 −5.96 −37.60