ANALYSIS ON MORTALITY FACTORS IN BEILIN DISTRICT OF XI'AN IN 1984 / 西安交通大学学报(医学版)

ABSTRACT

731 cases of death from Beilin District in Xi'an were studied in order to determine what social factors would be most influential. The results are as follows. 1. In this district, the first three causes were separately malignant cancer, cerebrovascular diseases, and heart diseases, which covered 69.2% of the total. Compored with that in 1953, the rate of infectious diseases went down to the seventh rank with obvious changes. 2. The most important factor causing death was biological, which covered 37.9%. Others were the environnental factor living style and health care factors. 3. Th rate of unexpected death went up gradually and it was the fouth in 1984 while used to be the ninth in 1953. This article discusses and analyses the most significant factors in this district.