Sex and Age Differences in Mortality in Southern China, 2004–2010

Leibin Yu, Xinqin Lin, Haiyan Liu, Jian Shi, Quanxing Nong, Hongyang Tang and Zongfu Mao
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Leibin Yu: School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
Xinqin Lin: Nanning Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanning 530028, China
Haiyan Liu: Nanning Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanning 530028, China
Jian Shi: Nanning Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanning 530028, China
Quanxing Nong: Nanning Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanning 530028, China
Hongyang Tang: Nanning Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanning 530028, China
Zongfu Mao: School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China

IJERPH, 2015, vol. 12, issue 7, 1-13

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: mortality; sex and age differences; southern China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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