Epidemiology of gastroenterologic cancer in Henan Province, China

Table 2 Urban and rural differences in mortality rates1 of cancer from selected sites in Henan Province, China (1980's and 1990's)

Site2	Sex	Urban area		Rural area
		1983-85	1997	1983-85	1997
All sites	M	170.09	149.52	208.80	190.34
(140-208)	F	99.89	52.83	126.99	103.07
Esophagus	M	78.74	12.10	87.63	50.03
(150)	F	45.62	5.48	57.29	25.58
Stomach	M	35.13	21.01	54.06	49.66
(151)	F	17.35	4.05	31.86	23.52
Colon/Rectum	M	8.10	8.92	6.38	9.17
(153-154)	F	5.48	2.36	4.36	4.81
Liver (155)	M	30.47	38.48	23.40	36.10
	F	11.11	9.43	11.28	17.06

1: Age-adjusted mortality, standardized using world standard population. 2: Numbers in parentheses are ICD-9.