Table 1. Estimated liver cancer cases, deaths, and corresponding rates by sex and regions in China, 2016 (6,7).

Regions	Sex	Incidence			Mortality
		Crude rate (1/100,000)	ASR (1/100,000)		Crude rate (1/100,000)	ASR (1/100,000)
ASR, age-standardized rate. The incidence and mortality rates were standardized by Segi’s standard population structure.
All areas	Both	28.1	17.7		24.3	15.1
	Male	40.8	26.7		35.3	22.9
	Female	14.8	8.7		12.9	7.3
Urban areas	Both	27.0	16.3		23.5	13.9
	Male	39.7	24.9		34.5	21.3
	Female	14.1	7.8		12.4	6.6
Rural areas	Both	29.7	19.3		25.9	16.6
	Male	42.8	28.8		37.4	25.0
	Female	16.1	9.7		13.9	8.2
Eastern areas	Both	27.4	15.8		24.0	13.5
	Male	40.1	24.1		35.1	20.8
	Female	14.5	7.6		12.7	6.4
Central areas	Both	27.6	18.8		23.7	16.0
	Male	38.8	27.5		33.6	23.7
	Female	15.8	10.2		13.4	8.4
Western areas	Both	30.9	20.9		26.9	18.1
	Male	45.8	31.7		39.7	27.4
	Female	15.4	9.9		13.6	8.6