Comparison of death related data in population in Yakeshi, Inner Mongolia,2000 and 2010

Objective To evaluate the death level, health status of different ethnic groups and understand the death causing disease spectrum, death cause ranking and the influence of major diseases on life expectancy in population in Yakeshi, and provide evidence for developing disease prevention and control measures in minority ethnic group area in borderland. Methods The comparative analysis was conducted on the death data in residents in Yakeshi in 2000 and in 2010. The death causes were classified according to ICD-10. The standardized death rate was calculated by using the data from the 5th national population census. Results The dearth rate in males was higher than in females, the life expectancy in males was 4-5 years lower than in females. The overall average life length increased by 5.75 years (5.29 years for males, 6.31 years for females). The analysis of death data of different ethnic groups indicated that the average death age was 67.10 years in Han people and 58.98 years in Mongolia people, a difference of 8.11 years. The first 6 death causes were cardiac disease, malignant tumor, cerebrovascular disease, chronic lower respiratory illness, injury/poisoning and disease of digestive system, resulting 2377 deaths (89.33% of the total). Conclusion The life expectancy in population in Yakeshi was greatly increased during this decade. The major diseases causing death were cardiac disease, malignant tumor, cerebrovascular disease, chronic lower respiratory illness, injury/poisoning and disease of digestive system.