Analysis of Death Causes and PYLL among the Permanent Residents in Shenzhen in 2000

Objective To analyze the causes of death and PYLL for the registered residents of Shenzhen in the year 2000.Methods Data of the cases were sorted and analyzed according to ICD 9,and the PYLL for people whose age ranges between 1～69 was calculated with EpiInfo 6 0.Results Total death rate was 2 15‰,with male's higher than female's.The sequence of death causes was circulatory system disease,neoplasm,accident and poisoning,respiratory system disease and digestive system disease.The sequence of PYLL is different from death causes,with malignant neoplasm,accident and poisoning upgraded to the top two,circulatory system disease downgra ded to the third.Conclusion The major death causes of the citizen of Shenzhen were circulatory system disease,neoplasm,accident and poisoning,respiratory system disease and digestive system disease,while accident and poisoning was the main causes of early death as well as digestive system disease in male and respiratory system disease in female.