ABSTRACT
Objective To analyze the characteristics of death and disease burden of residents in Pingshan District of Shenzhen City from 2019 to 2020 and provide data support for disease prevention and control. Methods The data of death surveillance and demography were collected. The causes of death were classified and coded according to ICD-10. The crude mortality, standardized mortality and potential years of life lost were calculated. Results From 2019 to 2020, 910 people died in Pingshan district.The average age of death was 64.94(47.06 - 82.34) years, the crude mortality was 102.04/100 000, the standardized mortality was 263.97/100 000, and the average life expectancy was 86.00 years. 558 men died and 352 women died , the crude mortality were 113.72/100 000 and 87.76 /100 000 , the standardized mortality rate 313.05/100 000 and 211.97/100 000 ; the average life expectancy were 84.66 years and 87.55 years . The crude mortality of male was higher than that of female (χ2=14.594, P<0.001). The standardized mortality of men was also higher than that of women. The top three causes of death in the whole population, men and women were circulatory system diseases, malignant tumors, diseases and injury from high to low. And the top three diseases with standardized potential life lost years and standardized potential life lost rate from high to low were injury, circulatory system diseases and malignant tumors. Conclusion Circulatory system diseases, malignant tumors, injury are the main causes of death and the three kinds of diseases with the heaviest disease burden in Pingshan District of Shenzhen city. Men are the key population for prevention and control. The prevention and control of the above three kinds of diseases should be done to reduce the mortality of local population.