Objective@#To estimate
lung cancer incidence and
mortality in
China using
population-based
cancer registry data in 2014 collected by National Central
Cancer Registry of
China (NCCRC).@*
Methods@#449
cancer registries submitted
cancer registry data in 2014. All datasets were evaluated and 339
registries′ data which met the
quality control criteria of NCCRC were analyzed. Numbers of new
lung cancer cases and deaths were estimated using calculated
incidence and
mortality rates and corresponding national
population stratified by areas, sexes and
age groups. The
standard population of
Chinese census in 2000 and world Segi′ s
population were applied to calculate age-standardized
incidence and
mortality rates in
China and worldwide, respectively.@*Results@#A total of 781, 500 new
lung cancer cases were diagnosed in 2014. The crude
incidence rate was 57.13 per 100 000 and the age-standardized
incidence rates by
Chinese standard population (ASIRC) and by world
standard population (ASIRW) were 36.71 per 100 000 and 36.63 per 100 000, respectively. The
cumulative incidence rate (0-74 years old) was 4.50%.
Lung cancer was the most common
cancer in
male (ASIRW 50.04 per 100 000) and the second most common
cancer in
female (ASIRW 23.63 per 100 000). The
incidence rates were slightly
similar in
urban areas and in
rural areas (ASIRW 36.64 per 100 000 vs 36.56 per 100 000). A total of 626 400
lung cancer deaths were reported. The
crude mortality rate was 45.80 per 100 000 and the age-standardized
mortality rates by
Chinese standard population (ASMRC) and by world
standard population (ASMRW) were 28.49 per 100 000 and 28.31 per 100 000, respectively. The cumulative mortality rate (0-74 years old) was 3.32%.
Lung cancer was the most common cause of
cancer deaths both in
male (ASMRW 40.21 per 100 000) and
female (ASMRW 16.88 per 100 000). The mortality rate was slightly higher in
rural areas than in
urban areas (ASMRW 28.63 per 100 000 vs 28.04 per 100 000). Both
lung cancer incidence and
mortality rates increased with age, and the peak age was 80-84 years group.@*Conclusions@#The
disease burden of
lung cancer is heavy in
China. Efficient
national health policies and prevention and control
strategies against
lung cancer should be promoted.