Objective: Yanting County is a high risk area for esophageal cancer (EC) in China. The purpose of this studywas to describe the mortality and mortality change of EC from 2004 to 2009 in Yanting County. Methods: ECmortality data from 2004 to 2009 obtained from the Cancer Registry in Yanting were analyzed. Annual percentagechanges (APC) were calculated to assess the trends in EC mortality. Age-standardized mortality was calculatedbased on world standard population of 2000. Results: The average EC mortality was 54.7/105 in males and31.6/105 in females over the 6 years. A decline in EC mortality with time was observed in both genders, with arate of -8.70% per year (95% CI: -13.23%~-3.93%) in females and -4.11% per year (95%CI: -11.16%~3.50%)in males. Conclusion: EC mortality decreased over the six years in both genders, although it remained high inthe Yanting area. There is still a need to carry out studies of risk factors for improved cancer prevention andfurther reduction in the disease burden.
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