Mortality of malignant tumors of residents in Shufu county of Xinjiang, 2017

ObjectiveTo understand the mortality of malignant tumors of residents in Shufu county of Xinjiang and provide evidence for the local prevention and control of malignant tumor.

MethodsThe incidence data of deaths in local residents in Shufu in 2017 were collected to calculate the mortality rate and constituent ratio of death causes. A sampling retrospective survey was conducted to understand the causes of deaths.

ResultsIn 2017, the mortality rate of malignant tumor was 66.31/100 000 and the standardized mortality rate was 82.05/100 000 in residents in Shufu. The first five malignant tumors were esophageal cancer (mortality rate: 16.41/100 000), accounting for 24.75% of the total, followed by gastric cancer, lung cancer, leukemia and liver cancer, accounting for 17.82%, 6.93%, 5.94% and 4.95% of the total respectively. Before the age of 30 years, the mortality rate of malignant tumor was low. After the age of 30 years, the mortality rate of malignant tumor increased with age, the peak was in age group 65–70 years, accounting for 21.78% of the total malignant tumor deaths. After the age of 70 years, the mortality rate of malignant tumor declined with age.

ConclusionIn 2017, malignant tumor was the fifth cause of death in residents in Shufu; esophageal cancer was the first cause of death of malignant tumor. It is urgent to take effective measures to strengthen the prevention and control of malignant tumors to reduce the death rate of malignant tumors in Shufu.