Abstract: Objective To understand the epidemiological characteristics of notifiable communicable diseases in Taian and provide scientific evidence for the development of the prevention and control strategies. Methods Descriptive epidemiological analysis was conducted on the incidence data of notifiable communicable diseases in Taian in 2010. Results A total of 16 736 cases of 24 in 39 notifiable communicable diseases were reported, including 11 deaths. The reported incidence was 295.63/lakh, the mortality was 0.19/lakh and the case fatality was 0.06%. The first five diseases with high case numbers were hand foot and mouth disease (HFMD),pulmonary tuberculosis, viral hepatitis, other infectious diarrhea and dysentery. Conclusion Blood-borne/sexually transmitted diseases and respiratory diseases are the control priorities in Taian, which mainly include pulmonary tuberculosis and viral hepatitis, but it is still necessary to pay attention to the prevention and control of enteric infections.