Analysis of mortality trends of digestive system cancer in Henan Province from 1987 to 2006

Background and purpose:Henan is a big agricultural province and the high mortality rate of digestive system cancer threatened the life and the health of the people.In order to make some good strategies,we investigated the mortality rate and characteristic distribution of digestive system cancer in Henan province. Methods :The mortality and age-standardized mortality rate from 1987 to 2006 in Henan province were analyzed by using the data from registration system of all causes of death from 1/10 population in Henan province. Results :The crude mortality rate of digestive system cancer from 1987 to 2006 in Henan province was 81.95/10 5,and the age-standardized mortality in Chinese standard population was 71.31/10 5,which accounted for 71.29% of all cancers.The mortality rates,age-standardized mortality in male was 101.17/10 5 and 94.81/10 5 respectively,compared to 61.58/10 5 and 49.28/10 5 respectively in female.The foremost four in rank of the digestive system cancer were gastric cancer,esophageal cancer,liver cancer and intestinal cancer.The mortality of digestive system cancer has descended in the recent twenty years.Comparing in 1987 and in 2006,the age-standardized mortality rates of gastric cancer and esophageal cancer had decreased significantly from 30.38/10 5 to 21.27/10 5 and from 34.12/10 5 to 15.70/10 5 respectively.The death rate of intestinal cancer remained constant.But age-standardized mortality rate of liver cancer had increased significantly from 12.45/10 5 in 1987 to 18.26/10 5 in 2006. Conclusions :The distribution of death rate of digestive system cancer had changed greatly,so the prevention measures have to be changed accordingly.