Mortality trends of liver diseases in mainland China over three decades: an age-period-cohort analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To analyse mortality trends of liver diseases in China over the past 30 years.

Design

Age-period-cohort analyses were applied to liver diseases data obtained from the Chinese Health Statistics Annual Report (1987-2001) and the Chinese Health Statistics Yearbook (2003-2017).

Setting

General population in mainland China.

Outcomes

Mortality rates and age, period and cohort effects on three categories of liver diseases: primary liver cancer (PLC), chronic liver disease and cirrhosis (CLD), and viral hepatitis (VH).

Results

A total of 13.54 million deaths were attributable to liver diseases over the period between 1987 and 2016, resulting in an average of 36.15 deaths per 100 000 population per year. The risk of PLC mortality increased by 32.69% ove

SUBMITTER: Sun Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6858130 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature