Trend of prostate carcinoma death in male residents in Ningbo in Zhejiang province, 2002-2010

Objective To analyze the epidemiological characteristics of prostate carcinoma death in Ningbo and provide scientific evidence for the etiological study and prevention of prostate carcinoma. Methods The data of death caused by prostate carcinoma in male residents in Ningbo from 2002 to 2010 was collected to conduct analysis on the annual crude mortality, standardized mortality and age specific mortality. Results From 2002 to 2010, the average annual mortality of prostate carcinoma was 3.78/lakh, the standardize mortality was 2.11/lakh, which were in increase. (P0.05). The mortality of prostate carcinoma increased with the age, which began to increase in age group of 60 and peaked in age group of 85 (P0.05). After age stratification, except age group of 15-34, the mortality among the males with different marital status had statistical significance (P0.05), the mortality of the males with different education level had statistical significance (P0.05), but it has no statistical significance between the males with junior middle school and university education levels in age group of 70 (P0.05). Conclusion With the coming of aging society, the social and life problems caused by prostate carcinoma will be more serious. For the prostate carcinoma prevention and control in population, the medical institutions should strengthen the surveillance and the etiological study of prostate carcinoma according to the incidence and death patterns of prostate carcinoma