Résumé
Objective To analysis residents'death causes in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area,and analysis the distribution of causes of death and age,gender characteristics,therefore provide basis for governments at all levels to develop disease prevention. Methods Data for classification of death cause was analyzed by Excel 2003,according to the ICD-10 classification,the years of po-tential life lost(YPLL)was calculated by SPSS1 7.0.Results Totally 62 702 death date of resident population in Three Gorges Reservoir Area from July,2003 to December,2013 were collected.The crude death rate for males and standardized mortality rate was significantly higher than that in female;Cause of death of the top five were:circulatory system disease,respiratory system dis-ease,malignant tumor,injury and poisoning and digestive system diseases;Chronic disease was the main cause of death which ac-counting for 87.76%;years of potential life lost rate of top five were:injury and poisoning,tumor,circulatory system disease,respir-atory system diseases and perinatal diseases.Conclusion The main cause of death in Three Gorges Reservoir area is a county in the circulatory system diseases,malignant tumor,respiratory system disease,and show a younger trend.Therefore,prevent premature death has become one of the focal points of disease prevention and control.