Sex and Age Differences in Mortality in Southern China, 2004–2010
| Autor: | Xinqin Lin, Leibin Yu, Jian Shi, Haiyan Liu, Zongfu Mao, Hongyang Tang, Quanxing Nong |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Male sex and age differences China Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Population lcsh:Medicine Poison control Disease Article southern China Young Adult Age Distribution Injury prevention Humans Medicine Sex Distribution Young adult Child education Aged Disease surveillance education.field_of_study COPD business.industry Mortality rate lcsh:R Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Infant Middle Aged medicine.disease mortality Child Preschool Female business Demography |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 12 Issue 7 Pages 7886-7898 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 12, Iss 7, Pp 7886-7898 (2015) |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph120707886 |
| Popis: | The purpose of this study was to describe the mortality patterns in the southern provinces of China, and to provide epidemiologic data on sex and age differences of death outcomes. Reliable mortality and population data from January 2004 to December 2010 were obtained from 12 Disease Surveillance Point (DSP) sites in four provinces of China. Death data from all causes and respiratory disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pneumonia and influenza, circulatory disease, and ischemic heart disease, were stratified by year, month of death occurrence and sex, seven age groups, and summarized by descriptive statistics. The mean annual mortality rates of the selected 12 DSP sites in the southernmost provinces of China were 543.9 (range: 423.9–593.6) deaths per 100,000 population. The death rates show that noted sex differences were higher in the male population for all-cause, COPD and circulatory diseases. Pneumonia and influenza death rates present a different sex- and age-related distribution, with higher rates in male aged 65–74 years whereas the death rates were opposite in elderly aged ≥75 years, and relatively higher in young children. This study had practical implications for recommending target groups for public health interventions. |
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