Health transition of the causes of mortality between 2005 and 2015 in Guangdong, China

Conclusions
We have documented a dramatic change in the overall mortality and age-specific, sex-specific and cause-specific mortality in Guangdong province between 2005 and 2015. The significant burden of NCDs remains a major healthcare issue despite the notable progress in reducing mortality in Guangdong, China. Our findings highlight important unmet needs to refine healthcare services by taking into account the inequity of age, sex and geographic regions. Identification of the ‘treatable’ risk factors and improved disease surveillance should be continuously improved to minimised the overall and cause-specific mortality.

Source: Postgraduate Medical Journal - April 21, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Zheng, X.-y., Yi, Q., Xu, Y.-j., Zeng, X.-y., Xu, X.-j., Chen, G., Ma, S.-l., Tang, S.-l., Lin, L.-f. Tags: Original research Source Type: research