Site Male(1/105) Female(1/105)
1973-1975 2004-2005 Change (%) 1973-1975 2004-2005 Change (%)
Stomach            
All areas 24.10 22.50 -6.64 11.80 9.99 -15.34
Urban 27.10 19.23 -29.04 12.90 8.30 -35.66
Rural 23.00 24.37 5.96 11.40 10.98 -3.86
esophagus            
All areas 23.10 14.32 -38.02 11.60 5.75 -50.43
Urban 21.20 9.72 -54.15 10.20 3.41 -66.57
Rural 23.90 16.97 -29.00 12.10 7.12 -41.11
Table 1: Mortality rates of stomach cancer and esophageal cancer in China from 1973 to 2005.